The Beastly Book: 100 of the World's Most Dangerous Creatures

by Jeanne K. Hanson, Glenn Wolff (Illustrator)

A compendium of facts and lore about some of the world's most fearsome creatures disproves popular myths about such creatures as vampire bats, killer bees, and various carnivors

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Jeanne K. Hanson is a literary agent in Minneapolis who loves her job and is proud to label herself as a workaholic. In addition to her previous book, You Know Your'e Grown Up When..., she is also the author of Kinkajous, Capybaras, Horned Beetles, Seladangs.

Reviews

[Baconthecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have had this book since I was 8 or 9; I LOVED this book as a child! It had so much great stuff about all these different animals, and fantastic illustrations. Well-written--informative, but also easy to read and entertaining. I loved to just curl up and read about the animals at random. This book, like "Marvels of Modern Science", carries a lot of sentimental value for me, and is one of a very few select books that has travelled around the world with me as I've moved from continent to continent. I still have this book, and still love to thumb through it.

[M Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good. Interesting. Unfortunately, did not get to finish.