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Crump, Marty

Mysteries of the Komodo Dragon: The Biggest, Deadliest, Lizard Gives Up Its Secrets

40 pp. | Boyds | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-757-1 $18.95

(3) 4-6 Crump's work in herpetology gives her access to unique and stunning photographs of the title creatures. Readers can peruse the photos, with helpful captions, and learn fascinating facts. The text is also intriguing (though perhaps difficult for some readers to navigate without a table of contents). Further information about life cycle and endangerment plus "Indonesia: Facts in Brief" are appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky