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Snakes for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Venom, Scales, and Life in the Wild
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About the Author Michael Starkey is a conservation biologist, ecological consultant, and public speaker working to educate and involve the public in wildlife conservation issues. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Save The Snakes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to snake conservation. Product Description 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. Snakes for Kids includes: So many snakes!―Check out all the interesting information on 45 different species. Age-appropriate―The reading level is perfect for kids ages 6 to 9. Colorful photos―Detailed pictures allow you to see what the snakes look like in the wild. If you’ve been searching for a great kids book about snakes, look no further―this one has it all. Review “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 “Scientifically accurate books for kids are a serious rarity, especially when it comes to snakes! Starkey's book is visually appealing, fun to read, and importantly factual; this book will capture the attention of a budding herpetologist or any child who simply wants to know more about these fascinating creatures.” ―Dr. Sara Ruane, herpetologist and evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University “When I was a five-year-old nature nut, my mother bought me Boy’s Book of Snakes and I was truly hooked on serpents for life. Michael Starkey’s Snakes for Kids is perfect to introduce curious kids to the fascinating world of snakes. His self-confessed obsession with these beautiful and useful reptiles shines through very clearly.” ―Romulus Whitaker, author of Snakes of India
