The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Gray, Leon

King Cobra: The World's Longest Venomous Snake

24 pp. | Bearport | January, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-1-61772-732-0 $23.93

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("The deadly cobra is about as long as a pickup truck") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Cane Toad and King Cobra.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale