The Most Dangerous Animal of All


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An explosive and historic book of true crime and an emotionally powerful and revelatory memoir of a man whose ten-year search for his biological father leads to a chilling discovery: His father is one of the most notorious-and still at large-serial killers.




Killer Animals


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With fact boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces killer animals, from the mosquito to the great white shark.




Cuddly But Deadly Animals


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Deadliest!


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Deadliest! showcases some of the planet's most threatening creatures.




Killer Animals


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Have you ever: Wrestled a crocodile? Dived with great white sharks? Had a tarantula walk on your hand? If you answered NO to all of the above then this is the book for you! Are you a scaredy cat? Perfect! Feel frightened of animals? Woohoo! Inside you can read about loads of crazy stuff and how to survive - or avoid it. Love you inner wimp! Inside: Deadly Land Predators - Polar Bears, Lions, Tigers, Snakes, Hippopotamuses Under Water Killers - Sharks, Box Jellyfish, Crocodiles Tiny Assassins - Mosquitos, Spiders, Scorpions This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. We believe this title will be of interest to readers aged 7+ and to older readers who struggle with reading. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.




The Atlas of the World's Most Dangerous Animals


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In vivid detail this atlas takes account of fifty of the most dangerous animals on earth.




Deadly Powers


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In this illuminating and evocative exploration of the origin and function of storytelling, the author goes beyond the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell, arguing that mythmaking evolved as a cultural survival strategy for coping with the constant fear of being killed and eaten by predators. Beginning nearly two million years ago in the Pleistocene era, the first stories, Trout argues, functioned as alarm calls, warning fellow group members about the carnivores lurking in the surroundings. At the earliest period, before the development of language, these rudimentary "stories" would have been acted out. When language appeared with the evolution of the ancestral human brain, stories were recited, memorized, and much later written down as the often bone-chilling myths that have survived to this day. This book takes the reader through the landscape of world mythology to show how our more recent ancestors created myths that portrayed animal predators in four basic ways: as monsters, as gods, as benefactors, and as role models. Each incarnation is a variation of the fear-management technique that enabled early humans not only to survive but to overcome their potentially incapacitating fear of predators. In the final chapter, Trout explores the ways in which our visceral fear of predators is played out in the movies, where both animal and human predators serve to probe and revitalize our capacity to detect and survive danger. Anyone with an interest in mythology, archaeology, folk tales, and the origins of contemporary storytelling will find this book an exciting and provocative exploration into the natural and psychological forces that shaped human culture and gave rise to storytelling and mythmaking.




A Killer Whale's World


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A close up look at these awe-inspiring black and white sea mammals.




30 Dangerous Animals Photos and Facts for Everyone


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Welcome to the amazing world of 30 Dangerous Animals Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by 30 Dangerous Animals. You will find 30 Dangerous Animals in nature with pictures to include the many 30 Dangerous Animals species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. 30 Dangerous Animals Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 116 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of 30 Dangerous Animals with facts and color photos. Be sure to read the other books in the Learn With Facts Series.




World's Most Deadly Animals


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All over the world, there are animals that use their venom, claws, jaws, and more to take down prey. From ambush killers like crocodiles to lions who stalk and pounce to kill their prey, this book has it all. Up-close photographs of deadly animals readers likely would never see in person, like the terrifying Brazilian wandering spider, accompany detailed facts about how dangerous each animal is as well as their size, body adaptations, and habitat. The relative danger to people is covered, particularly for animals, like hippos, that are known to harm many people.