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Bizarre Science
5 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Bizarre Science series.
If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and engaging close-up photos. Five chapters cover the different ways carnivorous plants catch their prey--flypaper traps, pitfall traps, trigger traps--as well as adaptations these plants have made to survive in their environments. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky
(3)
4-6
Bizarre Science series.
If readers ignore the gimmicky series title, dripping purple caption boxes, and descriptors such as ugly, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and engaging photographs. Five chapters cover different types of insects, behaviors, characteristics, life cycles, and defenses. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky
(3)
4-6
Bizarre Science series.
If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find that this revised book contains informative text and engaging photos of mummified remains. Six chapters cover mummy discoveries and what we can learn about the past from these findings. Also discussed are how bodies are mummified and some history of the practice. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky
(3)
4-6
Bizarre Science series.
If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and close-up photographs of the creatures in action. Six chapters cover specific bloodsuckers, including mosquitoes, vampire bats, lice, and leeches. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky
(3)
4-6
Bizarre Science series.
If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and engaging illustrations. Five chapters cover astronomy-based explanations behind dinosaurs' extinction, some history of meteoric activity on Earth, current threats to the planet, and the possibility of future catastrophic events. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky
5 reviews
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