by Michael G Starkey (Author)
Come face to face with mysterious snakes with the Junior Scientists series for kids ages 6 to 9.
Take an amazing journey into the wonderful world of snakes--fangs, rattles, scales, and all. Snakes for Kids is filled with fascinating facts and wild photographs that will take you close up to serpents from around the globe! Dive into their habitats and life cycles and see how their relationships with other animals create balance in the food web and help keep ecosystems healthy.
Start by learning more about some of your favorite snakes--from the King Cobra to the massive Anaconda. Discover how they move, what they eat, why they shed their skin, and plenty of other cool details. You'll also meet a few lesser-known snakes, like the strange family of blind snakes that tunnel underground. Learn everything there is to know about these mysterious reptiles and become an expert on our slithering friends.
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If you've been searching for a great kids book about snakes, look no further--this one has it all.
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"This is the perfect book to introduce kids to the fascinating world of snakes. Starkey does an excellent job explaining snake biology and natural history in a way that is sure to spark an interest in budding naturalists. Snakes for Kids is an important tool in the effort to overcome the misinformation and fear about snakes—and show the next generation what cool and important animals they actually are!" —David Mizejewski, spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation