Toxic: The World's Deadliest Creatures

by Ico Romero Reyes, Tania García (Illustrations)

Discover a spine-tingling collection of toxic animals, and learn about the astonishing strategies they use to deliver venom and poison.  Creatures from all around the animal kingdom wield a mysterious weapon that is key to their poison! These sophisticated concoctions are designed with precision to defy predators or subdue prey. Within these pages, children will learn all about big-eyed critters with a poisonous secret; tiny, flashy octopuses that can kill in minutes; the world’s deadliest spiders, snakes, and scorpions; and more! An entertaining and beautifully illustrated survey of the use of poison in the animal kingdom that brims with facts and figures, as well as a quiz for children to test their knowledge.  Illustrated in color throughout

Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

Published November 29, 2022

Reviews

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

The oversized trim dimensions and illustrations that bleed off the edges of the page will pull young curious readers into the world of deadly toxic creatures. A creative atypical Contents page scatters the various categories of toxic animals, accompanied by an illustration, across two pages, encouraging all readers to follow their curiosity as they explore this browsable book. Each animal has its own spread (or two) featuring colorful illustrations and various headed paragraphs that provide general details about that category or specific information about different species in that category. Additional spreads include information about poisons and toxinologists, classification chart for a polar bear, and a glossary.

[Andi Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous and informative, but lacks citations. Even in a children’s nonfiction book, I think at least some kind of bibliography is important. It puts other titles right in front of them to allow them to follow their curiosity.

[Cap · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had so many fun dangerous creatures to learn about. The art was great and I really liked it.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poison/toxin/venom: so often you hear these terms used interchangeably; but each term has a specific meaning. This is a wonderfully informative book that will explain each term by giving definitions that are easy to understand. A very good STEM book for grade school children with vibrant art. Nicely done with lots of facts!