Zombie Fish

Contributor(s): Alessi, Jolene (Author)

ISBN: 9781482428421

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

$18.20

Pub Date: July 30, 2015

Dewey: 592.46

LCCN: 2015006060

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.50" L x 8.60" W ( 0.55 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Fish

Series: Zombie Animals: Parasites Take Control!

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000177538 ( Zombie Fish)

Reading level: 5.10

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Tapeworms arent just a problem for people. They control a fish called the stickleback, directing it to superhot water where the tapeworm has a chance to grow as big as it can. If the tapeworm gets its wayand it often doesinfected fish end up with huge bellies full of a tapeworm that may be bigger than the fish! Readers learn all about this terrible parasite as well as others that turn fish into zombies. Full-color photographs enhance intriguing science content, including how the fish survives a parasitic infestation and how each parasite spreads.

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