When Lunch Fights Back
Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
by Rebecca L. Johnson
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Pub Date Aug 01 2014 | Archive Date Feb 02 2015
Lerner Publishing Group | Millbrook Press ™
Description
The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then—WHAM!—the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . .
In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch. Some animals rely on sharp teeth and claws or camouflage. But that's only the beginning. Meet creatures with some of the strangest defenses known to science. How strange? Hagfish that can instantaneously produce oodles of gooey, slippery slime; frogs that poke their own toe bones through their skin to create claws; young birds that shoot streams of stinking poop; and more.
Advance Praise
Praise for Rebecca L. Johnson's Zombie Makers:
"Science writing at its grossest and best." --starred, Kirkus Reviews
"Scientific in its approach, this slender book gives children a look at scientific research in real time, and also shows how little we truly know in a less-than-lovely field." —starred, School Library Journal
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781467721097 |
| PRICE | $29.32 (USD) |
Average rating from 34 members
Featured Reviews
Dawn R, Librarian
This will make a delightful booktalk for 5th-8th grade boys. So many disgusting descriptions and great, bright photos.
Torey Y, Librarian
Definitely not for the squeamish, this title is perfect for the junior high reluctant reader who loves books with a gross-out factor. Detailling various animals and their defense systems to avoid becoming another animal's lunch, this book is sure to be a hit with my junior high boys!
Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
The title seems humorous and catchy, but the subtitle explains it all:
Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
Aimed at Grades 4-8 this well- researched book peers into the food chain--marine, mammal, and more- and explains the defenses natural prey have developed to avoid becoming--well, lunch. Easily comprehended and a good reference source.
Sara C, Librarian
From a librarian perspective, I have students that will LOVE this book. It has awesome pictures and a definite "survival of the fittest" tone that will appeal to the tough and scientific minded. For another opinion, I handed this to my third grade son because he loves animals. He read it voraciously (he reads at a higher level than 3rd grade). I asked him what he liked best about this and he said it was cool to learn about all the different animal defense and proceeded to give me a five minute description of the different types he learned. This is going right on my to-order list for my library!
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