20 Fun Facts About Anglerfish (Fun Fact File: Fierce Fish!)

Niver, Heather Moore

ISBN 10: 1433969718 ISBN 13: 9781433969713

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub, 2012

Synopsis

With fierce fangs, sharp spines, and beady eyes, anglerfish are monsters of the deep sea. Many even have a glowing lure over their heads to draw prey to them in the dark water. When the prey gets close enough, they attack. This intriguing book takes readers deep under the waves to see these strange and fascinating creatures up close. As creepy as anglerfish are, readers are sure to have fun discovering 20 fun facts about them.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 2-5-With graphics designed to look like file folders, these volumes present fascinating fish facts in concise but detailed chapters that include physical descriptions, diets, habitats, and life cycles. Colorful, action-filled photos and captions that resemble "Post-It" notes clarify and add additional information, as do charts listing data about the featured fish or their "friends." Maps would have been helpful (what third grader knows where the Indo-Pacific is?) and sometimes the texts lack clarity. For example, in Lionfish, readers learn first that the creature, "isn't a fast swimmer," but a later page says, "Lionfish are very quick." Nonetheless, the series is well suited for reports, and its fearsome covers and chatty tone gives it lots of browser appeal.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1433969718
• ISBN 13: 9781433969713
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32