Incredible Insects (Incredible Creatures) - Softcover

Townsend, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844433420 ISBN 13: 9781844433421

Publisher: Raintree Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Creepy and fascinating insects can be found all over the world. Explore their world in this exciting title that divides insects according to animal classifications in order to establish a firm scientific basis. The title focuses on weird and wonderful examples of creatures that are not the norm. The title also include predatory behavior, but not as the main thrust of the book. A variety of text types such as newspaper reports are used to represent real life stories about the creatures covered.

About this title

Synopsis

"Raintree Freestyle" is a new, eye-catching range of colourful non-fiction books for the less able and reluctant reader, aged between 11 and 14 years. Designed for students with a reading age of 8 and 9 years old, these high interest books will enable readers to encounter curriculum-linked topics at an appropriate reading level. They present the key features and characteristics of various groups of animals, such as body systems, feeding, reproduction and defence. Each title focuses on a variety of weird and wonderful examples of unique creatures and how they have adapted to their environment.

About the Author

John Townsend has been in teaching for 25 years, and has been a full-time writer since January 2003. He has written more than sixty books for young people, on such wide-ranging subjects as monsters, urban legends, spiders, computer crime, and spies. He has also written the recent thrillers The Hand and The Omen and the Ghost. He lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Raintree Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844433420
• ISBN 13: 9781844433421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56