La Porte County Public Library System

Describes twelve of the deadliest venomous animals, including the box jellyfish, the king cobra, and the blue-ringed octopus.

Simple text with illustrations introduce animal defense systems, explaining how venom, poison, and fangs are used to protect them from predators.

Discover a spine-tingling collection of toxic animals, and learn about the astonishing strategies they use to deliver venom and poison.

How does a poison dart frog release its deadly, toxic mucus when a predator attacks? And which underwater slime producer shoots sticky, poisonous, spaghetti-like threads from its butt to repel its enemies? Learn the answers to these questions and more--and prepare to get slimed!

Pit vipers are quick with a venomous bite. This title introduces readers to the pit viper and why and how it uses its powerful venom.

Fat-tailed scorpions are one of the most dangerous scorpion species in the world. This title introduces readers to the fat-tailed scorpion and why and how it uses its powerful venom. This title is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Lionfish may be beautiful, but stay away from their venomous fin rays! This title introduces readers to the lionfish and why and how it uses its powerful venom. This title is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.