Deadly Snake Bite!

by Kevin Blake

In 1957 at the Field Museum in Chicago, Dr. Karl Schmidt, a famous herpetologist, was examining a small green-and-black boomslang snake. In less than a second, the snake sank its small, rear-facing fangs into Karl's thumb. At the time, Karl and other scientists didn't believe the boomslang's venom was deadly. Karl would soon learn otherwise . . . Learn all about venomous snakes in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers. It's packed with exciting wildlife encounters, cutting-edge science, and loads of info about venom and its deadly effects.

Genres: Animals

24 pages, Library Binding

Published July 15, 2018

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deadly Spider Bite interweaves stories of humans' encounters with poisonous spiders with facts and general information about dangerous spiders. The narrative stories draw the young readers into this nonfiction book and lead them into finding out more about some of the most deadly spiders in the world. The vivid close-ups of spiders and the results of their bites will captivate any young reader. The text is ideal for its target audience of eight to eleven year olds. Children gravitate to scary at this age, and this book will shoot to the top of the most-checked-out books in the library because of the element of scariness. The book will also satisfy the strictest of teachers and librarians, by its inclusion of all the classic nonfiction elements as well.

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative book for children about deadly snake bites and few who have died from them. Sobering but valuable.