Zombie Snails

Contributor(s): Alessi, Jolene (Author)

ISBN: 9781482428483

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Binding Types:

Paperback

$9.15

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$22.10 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$20.90 (100+ copies: $20.15)

List/retail price:

$9.15

Pub Date: July 30, 2015

Dewey: 594.3

LCCN: 2015010380

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Physical Info: 0.10" H x 8.50" L x 8.10" W ( 0.15 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Biology

Series: Zombie Animals: Parasites Take Control!

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000177540 ( Zombie Snails)

Reading level: 5.00

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: A worm call Leucochloridium needs to reach a birds stomach in order to reproduce and spread in the birds waste. How it gets there sounds like science fiction! By infesting a snails eyestalks and controlling its brain, this parasite sends the snail into the open with eyestalks that now resemble caterpillars, which are a birds favorite snack. Readers are introduced to the poor zombie snail and its role in the parasite-host relationship. Full-color photographs showcase the incredible changes the snail undergoes once infected by the parasite. Fascinating fact boxes and main content offer readers the gross, but cool, details!

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