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Author
Publisher
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A molecular biologist's investigation into the venom of some of the world's most exotic poisonous animals explores how they work, what they do to the human body and their potential for revolutionizing biochemistry and medicine today.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the animal kingdom like never before in this thrilling roundup of animals that bite, sting … and kill. A venomous lizard the size of a car. A snake that can take down an elephant. A stealthy scorpion ready to strike. Sound like the makings of the ultimate thriller movie? It’s real life. And that’s just the beginning. Discover how the bites and stings of black mambas, Komodo dragons, king cobras, black widow spiders, Gila monsters,...
Author
Series
Eyewitness juniors volume 8
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1990.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs introduce poisonous animals such as the fire salamander, death puffer, gila monster, and sea anemone.
4) Venom
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Learn about venom and the animals that produce it and use it to survive, including spiders, insects, snakes and other reptiles, frogs and toads, fish, and ocean invertebrates.
7) Monster
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A journey through fact and fantasy, putting viewers face to face with deadly spiders, scorpions, and ferocious crocodiles. Meet terrifying monsters and discover the real creatures who may have inspired these mythical beasts.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the one hundred most dangerous animals, plants, diseases, and weather on the planet, including scorpions, sharks, wolfsbane, killer bees, smallpox, tsunamis, and earthquakes.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Come face-to-face with 150 of the world's scariest killer creatures, from the lion and great white shark to the tarantula, anaconda snake, golden eagle, vampire bat, and even the fierce ant! The book profiles every kind of animal--mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, and arachnids. Chapters are arranged according to how these dangerous predators kill. Do they use jaws and claws, venom, stings, traps, tricks and cunning, or mass invasion? With...
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