Publisher Description

Crocodiles are near the top of the food chain. They have keen senses that make them excellent hunters. Readers will learn all about them, from how they find prey to how they train their young.

Author Biography

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

Review

"Clear, lively language takes readers right into the predator's world with effective use of statistics, narrative descriptions, and analogies. . . . First-rate presentations on a popular subject area."--School Library Journal-- (11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)

Feature

Incredible full-color photographs bring predators to life Award-winning science author Sandra Markle's authoritative and fun text draws readers in as they learn important science facts Red-in-tooth-and-claw predators have the bloody thrill factor that kids enjoy and will love to tell their friends about

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