Top 10: Venom

Top 10: Venom — page 1 — O45th Parallel Press Published in the United States of America by Cherry La ake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Stephen Ditchkoff Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Auburn University Alabam Reading Adviser Marla Conn ReadAbility Inc Book Designer Melinda Mi Ilward Photo Credits GSubaqueosshutterbug iStockphoto cover 1 21 ©Mauro Rodrigues Shutterstock Images 5 Adam Ke Shutterstock Images 6 Yann hubert Shutterstock Images 7 Klaus http www flickr com CC BY SA 2 0 8 Dave Watts Alamy Stock Photo 9 worldswildlifewonders Shutterstock Images 10 Kris Wiktor Shutterstock Images 12 Design Pics Thinkstock 12 ©Kunal Mehta Shutterstock Images 12 reptiles4all Shutterstock Images 13 Aleks Kend Shutterstock Images 14 LIU JXING Shutterstock Images 14 WCuson Shutterstock Images 14 ©Aleksey Karpenko Shutterstock Images 15 OEcoPrint Shutterstock Images POPUMON Shutterstock lages Milan Vachal Shutterstock Images 16 Nico Smit Dreamstime com 17 ©Roman Vintonyak Shutterstock Images 18 ©Ethan Daniels Shutterstock Images 18 Andrea Izzotti Shutterstock Images 18 o Jxpfeer Dreamstime com 19 Teguh Tirtaputra Shutterstock Images 20 Oksanavg Dreamstime com 20 Jette Vis Shutterstock Images 22 ©Suede Chen Shutterstock Images 23 Astrid Gast Dreamstime com 24 WCyhel Shutterstock Im ages 24 25 LauraD Shutterstock Images 24 Rich Carey Shutterstock images 26 Divelvanov iStockphoto 27 ©R Gino Santa Maria Shutterstock Images 28 Vilainecrevette Dreamstime com 28 THEGIFT777 iStockphoto 29 Thomas P Peschak National Geographic Creative Corbis 30 Graphic Element Credits tukkki Shutterstock Images back cover front cove multiple interior pages paprika Shutterstock Images back cover front cover multiple interior pages Silhouette Lover Shutterstock images md ultiple interior pages Copyright 2016 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book m ay be reproduced or ut lized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Loh Hagan Virginia author Top 10 venom by Virginia Loh Hagan pages cr Wild wicked wonderful Sur mary Dive into the Wild Wicked Wonderful world of the animal kingdom with the Top 10 Veno pm Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers interest allowing for successful mastery and comprehension A table of contents glossary with simplified pronuncil ions and index all enhance comprehension Provided by publisher ISBN 978 1 63470 507 3 hardcover ISBN 978 1 63470 627 8 pbk ISBN 978 1 63470 567 7 pdf ISBN 978 1 63470 687 2 ebook 1 Poisonous animals uvenile literature 2 Dangerous animals Juvenile literature 3 Venom Juvenile literature I Title II Title Venom QL 100 L65 2016 591 6 5 dc23 2015026859 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics About the Author Dr Virginia Loh Hagan is an author university professor former classroom teacher and curriculum designer She does not like venom She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs To learn more about her visit www virginialoh

Top 10: Venom — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 Chapter one Stingrays Chapter two Platypuses Gila Monsters Chapter three 12 Chapter four Bees 14 Chapter five Scorpions 16 Chapter six Stonefish 18 Chapter seven Blue Ringed octopuses 20 Chapter eight Cone Sinails 24 Chapter nine Sea Snakes 26 Chapter ten Box Jellyfish 28 Consider This 32 Glossary Index 32 32

Top 10: Venom — page 3 — INTRODUCTION Animals bite They sting They use venom Venom is poison that s injected It s injected under the skin It harms victims Victims are targets of attacks Poison causes pain It makes victims not able to move It can cause death Animals inject poison They do it for different reasons They want to survive They want to stay alive They protect themselves They fight predators Predators are hunters But venomous animals need to eat They inject poison into prey Prey are animals hunted for food Some animals have extreme poison Their poison is bigger Their poison is better They have the most exciting venom in the animal

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