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Larson, Kirsten W.

Mutants in Nature

32 pp. | Amicus High Interest | September, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-60753-780-9 $19.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-68152-031-5 $9.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-60753-879-0
(3) K-3 Freaky Nature series. Bright, well-reproduced color photographs and simply written texts will make this series attractive to science-minded elementary school students. After relating the topic to attention-grabbing material ("Mutants are not just in comic books. In real life, mutations make strange plants and animals"), Larson dispenses well-chosen facts about each "freaky" occurrence in natural life. Readers may be inspired to research further. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Freaky Nature titles: Mutants in Nature, Super Powers in Nature, Vampires in Nature, and Zombies in Nature.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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