Zombie Caterpillars

Contributor(s): Nagle, Frances (Author)

ISBN: 9781482428346

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

$18.20

Pub Date: August 1, 2015

Dewey: 595.781392

LCCN: 2014048061

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.80" L x 8.70" W ( 0.50 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects Spiders etc

Series: Zombie Animals: Parasites Take Control!

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000177536 ( Zombie Caterpillars)

Reading level: 5.40

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Birds, spiders, and other insects all like to eat caterpillars. But some kinds of caterpillars face a scarier threat: predators that take control of them! Readers learn all about parasites, specifically those that make zombies out of their caterpillar prey. Full-color photographs show these parasites in action, from the gross emergence of wasp larvae to the disgusting liquefaction of dead caterpillars by a nasty virus. Fascinating fact boxes engage readers with a host of details fit for a horror movieeven though they could happen right in your backyard!

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