The Book of Deadly Animals Paperback - 2012
by Gordon Grice
"A must for everyone even remotely thinking of getting a monkey, a sea lion, or, heaven forbid, a dog."
-David Sedaris
Whether at a zoo, on a camping trip, or under our bedsheets, we are surrounded by animals. While most are perfectly harmless, it's the magnificent exceptions that populate The Book of Deadly Animals. Award-winning writer Gordon Grice takes readers on a tour of the animal kingdom-from grizzly bears to great white sharks, tarantulas to tapeworms-that will delight, amaze, and horrify. Every page overflows with astonishing facts about Earth's great predators and unforgettable stories of their encounters with humans, all delivered in Grice's signature dark comic style. Illustrated with awe-inspiring photographs, this wondrous and sobering work is nature writing at its finest.
Summary
Whether at a zoo, on a camping trip, or under our bedsheets, we are surrounded by animals. While most are perfectly harmless, it's the magnificent exceptions that populate The Book of Deadly Animals. Award-winning writer Gordon Grice takes readers on a tour of the animal kingdom—from grizzly bears to great white sharks, big cats to crocodiles. Every page overflows with astonishing facts about Earth's great predators and unforgettable stories of their encounters with humans, all delivered in Grice's signature dark comic style. Illustrated with awe-inspiring photographs of beasts and bugs, this wondrous work will horrify, delight, and amaze.
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- Title The Book of Deadly Animals
- Author Gordon Grice
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York
- Date 2012-01-31
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143120742 / 0143120743
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Dangerous animals
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011040892
- Dewey Decimal Code 591.65
Media reviews
“Taps nicely into our enduring, awed fascination with nature’s predators and the popularity of TV shows such as The Crocodile Hunter. . . . Grice has been dubbed ‘the Stephen King of nature writers.'”
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