Crocodiles: Ambush Killers

Crocodiles: Ambush Killers
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978522045

Slamming their jaw shut with a force that can reach over 3,000 pounds per square inch, crocodiles have one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom. This sneaky killer is known for drifting slowly, pretending to be a log. When it finds its prey, the crocodile snaps down on it, using special techniques to kill it. Young readers will love discovering how this massive, semi-aquatic reptile uses its quick and deadly strike to catch even the fastest prey.

Wolves: Track and Attack

Wolves: Track and Attack
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978522215

With a well-coordinated attack, a pack of wolves can take down prey twice their size. They circle their prey, searching for any weakness and attack the second that they find it. To keep track of their family over long distances, a wolf's howl can travel for up to 6 miles. Through this book, young readers will discover these clever hunters and how they work together to take down any prey. Photographs pair with approachable text to create a deeper understanding of wolves in the wild.

Killer Crocs

Killer Crocs
Author: John Townsend
Publisher: Heinemann
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780435215026

High Impact offers high-interest books for the full secondary age range to motivate reluctant readers. Grouped into four language levels (reading ages A 6-7, B 7-8, C 8-9 and D 9-10), they gradually develop students' literacy skills and confidence.

Polar Bears: Carnivores of the Arctic

Polar Bears: Carnivores of the Arctic
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978522142

Deep in the Arctic, the polar bear will walk miles for its next meal. Dining on ringed seals, the polar bear waits patiently for the creature to come up for air, attacking the seal as it takes a breath. Eating around 4 pounds of food a day, polar bears are fast and deadly, striking before their prey has time to get away. Through detailed photographs of polar bears showing off their clever tricks, young arctic explorers will learn how this massive land predator survives.

Great White Sharks: Apex Predators

Great White Sharks: Apex Predators
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 197852210X

With the potential to weight over 2.5 tons, this massive predator lurks in the ocean, waiting for its next meal. With no natural predators, the great white is at the top of its food chain, drifting until it smells its next meal. When ready to dine on fish and seals, the great white moves quickly through the water, letting nothing stand in its way. Through thrilling photographs, readers will see how the great white hunts in the wild, learning how exactly the great white survives.

Bald Eagles: Raptors on the Hunt

Bald Eagles: Raptors on the Hunt
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978522010

Throughout North America, the bald eagle stalks unsuspecting prey. With a wingspan that can reach over 6 feet and giant hooked talons, bald eagles are deadly hunters that own the skies. Young readers will explore age-appropriate details and photographs of the bald eagle in its wild habitat, deepening their understanding of how the bald eagle is perfectly adapted to hunt almost anywhere. Young readers will love this thrilling look at what makes America's national bird an expert hunter.

Great Horned Owls: Striking from Above

Great Horned Owls: Striking from Above
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978522096

Roosting in tall branches, the great horned owl owns the night. With giant eyes that take up much of its skull, the owl can see well enough at night to catch a mouse over great distance. This common hunter can be heard at night, hooting to other owls with two horn-like feathered tufts on the sides of its head. With full-color photographs and approachable text, this book shows readers how this owl lives and hunts for its prey in even the darkest night.

Killer Gators and Crocs

Killer Gators and Crocs
Author: Michael Garlock
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781592289752

Crocodilian attacks, how to avoid them, and why they really occur.

Crocodile Attack in Australia

Crocodile Attack in Australia
Author: Hugh Edwards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007
Genre: Crocodiles
ISBN: 9780977511488

When the time comes to attack, the crocodile explodes from below the surface in a whirl of teeth and spray, yellow eyes ablaze moving faster than the human eye can follow. He is rapid enough to catch a bird on the wing, striking quick and deadly as those other reptilian hunters the snakes. The crocodile is related to the dinosaurs and once shared the world with them. A royal remnant from a bygone age, he is one of nature's most effective amphibious designs for land and water. A 200 million year survivor.