Los más peligrosos

Physical & Behavioral Adaptation

by Terri Fields, Laura Jacques (Illustrator)

Los animales m s peligrosos de todo el mundo se juntan para el concurso del Animal M s Peligroso de Todos. V boras, ara as, tiburones Qui n ser el ganador? Veneno mortal, dientes grandes, cuernos afilados como hoja de afeitar, y patas que dan miedo son s lo unas cuantas maneras en que los animals matan. Los depredadores est n hechos para matar. La presa simplemente se defiende a s misma. Y sin embargo, el animal mortal m s inesperado ni siquiera intenta lastimar del todo! No dejes que el suspenso te mate.

Genres: Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

Published August 10, 2012

Reviews

[Wayne Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

What do you think is the most dangerous animal in the world? Frightening creatures from far and near have come to win the title as “The World’s Most Dangerous.” Who will get the trophy? Will it be the box jellyfish, the inland taipan snake, the great white shark, the porcupinefish, the Brazilian wandering spider, the Cape buffalo, the saltwater crocodile, the hippopotamus, or the cassowary? Or will it be that other thing that doesn’t have any deadly poison, sharp horns, fearsome feet, or huge teeth? Can you guess what it is? And which one will the judges choose?

Most of us will never see many of these animals, except in zoos or aquariums, but it’s still fun to read and learn about them. Through author Terri Fields’s descriptive text and illustrator Laura Jacques’s full-page, life-like pictures, children will become acquainted with some of the ways that out in the wild predators kill for food and prey defend themselves. The four pages of learning activities in the back include information on adaptations, finding the animals on a map, and a hands-on exercise of designing an animal, and there are more free educational activities at the publisher’s website with interactive quizzes and related websites. Do you know where cassowaries live? Read the book and find out.

[Tina Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was a little concerned about this book when I read it through the first time. The story is about several animals & reptiles from around the world ~ they're dangerous and bad ~ and they know it. During a contest for The Most Dangerous Creature on Earth and in the Sea they brag and tell why they are The Most Dangerous and during the telling you can see the judging panel get more afraid through their facial expressions and reactions to each. When it looks like there are no other contenders one more creature - the smallest the eye can see (at least at this event) - comes forward.

The book teaches kids about why animals can be dangerous, about the animals habitat, lifestyle and why we need to be careful around them. We didn't really get into a discussion about this book ~ I need to get it out again and try and get a conversation going. It would be a good opportunity to talk about safety around animals. You could also make a list with the kids of the different animals in the book and see if you can find them at the zoo so they can see them, learn about what they eat, etc.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

What kid doesn't like scary looking animals? (in the pages of a book, of course!) This book is full of them. As well as interesting facts about each one of them. From the great white shark, to the Brazilian wandering spider to - hold on to your hats - the mosquito! (Okay, you laugh, but who doesn't cover themselves in bug spray, swat the little buggers and do what they can not to get bit?!) Well, in addition to the facts there is also a cute story about all of the animals gathering together to see who will be declared "The Most Dangerous". There are great illustrations as well. In the back of the book is a section that gives some more information on how some animals kill their prey and whether or not they are prey or predator. You also get a world map that shows where the animals discussed in the book live.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

From everywhere, the most animals gather so that one of them can be named the most dangerous. Readers may think it will be the jellyfish or the Cape buffalo or the saltwater crocodile, all of whom are powerful in their own ways. But no, the title goes to the tiny little mosquito because of its blood-sucking habits, habits which enable it to inadvertently spread disease wherever it feeds. The mosquito and its competitors are illustrated in all their fierceness, but the text makes sure to deny false stories about some of the animals.

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have this marked as a storybook but I want to make mention that it is also catalogued at the library as non-fiction. This book is about a bunch of animals trying to prove that they are the most dangerous animal in the world. The pictures are good in this book but it seemed to be geared towards the very young and it is kind of scary. I thought it made all the animals seem horrible.

[Hyrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

The artist did a fantastic job. The story falls flat at the end - totally lost the interest of my five-year old as he proclaimed, "A mosquito, that's lame." The book focused heavily on dangerous animals and then threw in a bug. Way to compare apples to apples.

[Maryam · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't tried it out with kids yet. I predict many of them will like it, owing to the illustrations, if nothing else.