 | Mighty scared : the amazing ways animals defend themselves Author: Silver, Erin | |
| Price: $16.46 | ||
Summary:
While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Full of incredible and sometimes gross animal facts, Mighty Scared explores how mammals, insects, fish and birds around the world respond when scary predators are near.
| Illustrator: | Maynard, Hayden |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/15/23)
School Library Journal (+) (00/02/24)
Booklist (01/17/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/17/2024 With peppy prose and colorful, detailed illustrations, this slim volume introduces a surprising range of self-protective traits and behaviors from across the animal kingdom. An opening notes that animals, like kids, get scared, and they, too, have distinct reactions to being afraid. Subsequent spreads show sundry creatures and their distinctive defenses, from the literally repellant (fulmar birds spew odorous vomit at potential threats; Texas horned lizards spray blood from their eyes to deter predators) to the more innocuous, such as flying squirrels soaring through treetops to escape. Throughout, more squirm-inducing descriptions (the assassin bug, for instance, “stabs its prey and sucks out its insides”) are somewhat tempered by lightly cartoonish visuals. “Get to Know Me” sidebars interview the featured creatures, and their replies intersperse additional info with comical commentary, like the opossum, playing dead, that asserts, “I should win an Oscar.” An endnote aims to connect the animal defenses featured to kids’ responses to feeling frightened, with suggestions for calming fears, like taking deep breaths. The lively approach and unusual focus set this animal book apart. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
