Steve Backshall's Deadly 60

Steve Backshall's Deadly 60
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472965191

Steve Backshall embarks on his most daring adventure yet. He has just six months to travel to six continents and find 60 of the deadliest creatures on the planet for the 26-part Children's BBC series of the same name. From lethal beauties to killer beasts, from the unseen to the unexpected, the one thing these creatures have in common is that they are all deadly to other animals. Steve's encounters range from famous killers such as the Black Mamba and the North American Grizzly Bear to less well known but no less deadly animals. He introduces the surreal Pink River Dolphin of Amazonia and captures Australia's elusive Ghost Bat for a closer look. Learn about the ingenious techniques and extraordinary weapons that some of our most dangerous animals are armed with. Including the renowned, the unexpected and the downright bizarre, this companion book to Steve Backshall's high adrenaline tour of the world's most deadly is not to be missed.

Steve Backshall's Deadly 60

Steve Backshall's Deadly 60
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-06-19
Genre: Dangerous animals
ISBN: 9781472911735

Steve Backshall embarks on his most daring adventure yet. He has just six months to travel six continents and find 60 of the deadliest creatures on the planet for the 26-part Children's BBC series of the same name which will air on BBC 1, CBBC, Discovery and Animal Planet channels. From lethal beauties to killer beasts, from the unseen to the unexpected, the one thing these creatures have in common is that they are all deadly to other animals. Steve's encounters range from famous killers such as the Black Mamba and the North American Grizzly Bear to less well known but no less deadly animals. He introduces the surreal Pink River Dolphin of Amazonia and captures Australia's elusive Ghost Bat for a closer look. Learn about the ingenious techniques and extraordinary weapons that some of our most dangerous animals are armed with. Including the renowned, the unexpected and the downright bizarre, this companion book to Steve Backshall's high adrenaline tour of the world's most deadly is not to be missed.

Steve Backshall's Deadly 60

Steve Backshall's Deadly 60
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Dangerous animals
ISBN: 9781847734303

Steve and the Deadly 60 crew seek out 60 animals that have one thing in common: they are deadly.

Deadly Diaries

Deadly Diaries
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2012-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 144400879X

In his first ever DEADLY DIARIES Steve Backshall shares what it means to him to film the world's top predators. Learn how it feels to have a blue whale silently power past you in crystal clear Indian Ocean waters or to dangle beneath a helicopter in order to be dropped onto a crocodile nest while the mother crocodile is still there! The book covers Steve's travels across six continents in six months as he finds the 60 creatures that are most deadly in their world. 224 pages, packed with 175 colour photos to tie in with the third BBC TV series of DEADLY 60.

Tiger Wars

Tiger Wars
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444006495

Action, adventure, predators and peril - the bestselling first novel by BAFTA AWARD-winning DEADLY 60 TV presenter Steve Backshall. Deadly Adversaries. An Impossible Mission. Tiger Wars. Saker is on the run from the only life he knows. From India to the Himalayas and China he'll be pursued by hunting dogs, mercenaries, spies, thieves and assassins in his quest to set free the most majestic, lethal and valuable of all the predators - the tiger. With him, on every dangerous step of the adventure, is Sinter, a girl who has her own reasons for running away. Gripping adventure fiction perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Charlie Higson. This is the first adventure in the Falcon Chronicles, filled with intrigue, adventure, exotic wildlife and dramatic locations. As Saker and Sinter rescue tigers or mountain gorillas, thwart shark finners and rainforest exploiters they come face to face with the world's most fascinating, majestic and lethal creatures. Steve Backshall is the hugely popular and fearless presenter of the BBC kids' series DEADLY 60 and LIVE AND DEADLY as well as star of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2014.

Expedition

Expedition
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1473531640

Shine a light into the unknown There are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. In this remarkable book, Steve Backshall offers an unflinching account of his adventures into these uncharted territories around the globe, in search of world firsts. Each location brings its own epic challenges - whether it's the first climb of an arctic ice fall in Greenland, the first recorded navigation of a South American river, or the first exploration of the world’s longest cave system in Mexico. But all of them represent new tests of the limits of human endeavour. Accompanying a major 10-part series on BBC and Dave, Expedition is a breathtaking journey into the unknown, and a brilliantly written celebration of the pleasures of genuine discovery.

Steve Backshall's Venom

Steve Backshall's Venom
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472930274

An exciting look at how various animals use venom for survival. A wide variety of insects, reptiles and amphibians use toxins to subdue their prey or to stop becoming prey to another predator. Even some mammals and birds resort to poison as a means of securing a meal or deterring attack! From species such as the King Cobra, Lionfish, Fat-tail Scorpion and Poison Dart-frog to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, Venom takes a fascinating look at the different types of natural venoms. TV presenter Steve Backshall needs no introduction following his performances on TV series such as Deadly 60 and Lost Land of ... On a tour of the world's continents, he looks at over 60 of the most venomous creatures, describing their main characteristics and explaining how they administer their venom and what its effects are. Stunning colour photographs and exciting accounts of Steve's own encounters with some of these animals bring the world of natural venom alive.

Steve Backshall's Deadly series: Deadly Pole to Pole Diaries

Steve Backshall's Deadly series: Deadly Pole to Pole Diaries
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-11-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1444014730

This is Steve Backshall's incredible first-hand account of his 14-month voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic via Alaska, California, Hawaii, Mexico and Brazil and many more amazing locations besides. Go with him every step of the way as he describes his encounters with white whales, ice bears, sharks, eagles, wolves, sea lions, eagles, crocodiles, snakes and spiders. It's the Deadly adventure of a lifetime.

Shark Seas

Shark Seas
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444010891

Saker and Sinter continue their quest to save the world's endangered animals in the fourth thrilling adventure in TV presenter Steve Backshall's Falcon Chronicles, this time swimming in shark seas. . . Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson and Bear Grylls. This is the fourth adventure in the Falcon Chronicles, filled with intrigue, danger, exotic wildlife and dramatic locations.

Deadly Colouring Book

Deadly Colouring Book
Author: Steve Backshall
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9781444008968

Learn about deadly creatures in the oceans and on land with Steve Backshall and the Deadly team, as you colour by numbers or with colour codes in this 24 page colouring book.