What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures

What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest CreaturesMonsters are real and they're everywhere in nature Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack " into backyard science. Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right in your backyard. Animals like aye ayes, goblin sharks and vampire bats may look scary, but they pose no threat to humans. Others, such as the prairie dog, seem

Monsters are real--and they're everywhere in nature Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack " into backyard science.

Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares--the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right in your backyard. Animals like aye-ayes, goblin sharks and vampire bats may look scary, but they pose no threat to humans. Others, such as the prairie dog, seem innocent--cute, even--yet their behavior could give you goose bumps.
What makes a monster? Read this book to find out, if you dare. . . .
Jess Keating and David DeGrand, the author illustrator team behind Pink Is for Blobfish will have readers shrieking with laughter at this latest installment to the World of Weird Animals series.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/08/2017
ISBN: 9780553512304
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 10.45w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
School Library Journal 07/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 07/10/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 195 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193164 / What Makes a Monster? Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1