Kingdom: Savage Safari: Savage Safari

by Nam Nguyen

Africa is home to some of the animal kingdom's most ferocious hunters and savages. Whether screeching through the rainforests, prowling the wide savannas, or lurking along rivers, these brutes make shrot shrift out of all who dare cross their paths. To dominate their realms and evade attackers, some beasts use massive strength and vicious claws while others rely on impressive speed and cunning tricks. What equipment and skills would you need to survive? Jump in and find out!

Genres: Animals

48 pages, Hardcover

First published April 13, 2010

Reviews

[Christiane · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of great information and photos but I very quickly got tired of the video-game style layout of each page where the animals are rated for "Superpower, Equipment, and Weakness" for example and the text includes things like "Terrorizes savannas, grasslands, and woodlands" (lions) and information I'm not sure is accurate like "Hippopotamuses are an ever-present hazard---they attack just to kill". I think it will appeal to kids though because it looks a lot like what you might see on a website...lots of pictures and lots of small bits of information divided into easily digestible chunks; includes a couple of flaps and fold-out pages as well.

(I quickly double-checked a few websites and can't find any evidence that hippos kill without provocation; they are bad-tempered and aggressive in defending their territory though.)

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

awesome book for the ferocious-animal enthusiast, but only if they are ready to read about animals eating people too.

[Vandy]

great fact book on wail predators.