Komodo Dragons

Komodo Dragons — page 1 — LIVING WILD Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Mary Herrmann Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by 123RF Steve Estvanik Kira Kaplinski Alamy A J Visage Reinhard Dirscherl Mark Eveleigh M rcel Ville Palonen Travel Ink Corbis Naturfoto Honal Phil Noble Reuters Dreamstime Bobonacus Mark Eastment Michael Elliott Steve Estvanik Fonetix Mark Higgins Iorboaz Ruslan Kokarev Zune Shing Lim Pebat Pniesen Webitect Henry Wong Getty Images Buyenlarge Time Life Pictures Fox Photos Straits Times AFP Michele Westmorland iStockphoto Rob Broek Christine Glade Rudy Suryana Sentosa Anna Yu Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Gish Melissa Komodo dragons by Melissa Gish p cm Living wild Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A look at Komodo dragons including their habitats physical characteristics such as their sawlike teeth behaviors relationships with humans and threatened status in the world today ISBN 978-1-60818-080-6 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-050-7 eBook 1 Komodo dragon Juvenile literature I Title QL666 L29G49 2011 597 95’968 dc22 2010028307 CPSIA 110310 PO1385 First Edition 987654321 CREATIVE EDUCATION

Komodo Dragons — page 2 — KOMODO DRAGONS Melissa Gish

Komodo Dragons — page 3 — A warm breeze blows across the hills of Komodo Island

Komodo Dragons — page 4 — rufﬂing the grassy hiding spot of a Komodo dragon

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