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Reviewed on December 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–5—After a brief introduction, the mostly captioned text in Deadly Animals jumps right into the debate with the 10 most dangerous dinosaurs, segues into the "Top Ten Lethal Killers" (modern-day critters armed with spines, teeth, and toxins), and closes with the "Top Ten Fierce Predators." As in Michael O'Hearn's "Dinosaur Wars" series (Capstone) and Jinny Johnson's Dino Wars (Abrams, 2005), all contenders are rated as to shape, dangerousness, attack capabilities, lethal power, and normal prey, and the "Deadly Scores Total" positions the featured critter in the roster. From piranhas to coyotes, great white sharks to sea wasps, troodons to T. rex, the pages glow with f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More