Washoe County Library System

Presents a guide to wild animals, including pythons and tigers, through an overview of the unique skills many have developed to protect themselves from harm that can also render them unexpectedly hazardous to humans.

These 13 deadly creatures can be difficult to spot until you're right on top of them . . . or they're right on top of you. Look for each animal in its environmentlook closely!and learn all the ways you could perishor survivedepending on how smart, well-informed, and good at running away you are. From the deathstalker scorpion and the poison dart frog to wasps, alligators, and many more, young readers will gain a new appreciation for the animal kingdom,...

Explores what life was like after the dinosaurs died out and what animals our earliest ancestors hunted.

Monsters are realand they're everywhere in nature! Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science. Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmaresthe stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right in your backyard. Animals like aye-ayes, goblin sharks and vampire bats may look scary, but they pose no threat to humans. Others, such as the prairie dog, seem innocentcute,...

This book describes the habitats, physical characteristics, and life cycle of the poisonous blue-ringed octopus.

Describes the one hundred most dangerous animals, plants, diseases, and weather on the planet, including scorpions, sharks, wolfsbane, killer bees, smallpox, tsunamis, and earthquakes.

Torkio continues his search to find the "jewel meat" within the body of the Regal Mammoth and ventures inside the beast while Sunny takes on another of robot from the evil Gourmet Corp.