The first in a line of adventures within the National Geographic Kids
Chapters series, Crocodile Encounters will surely prove to be one of
the most exciting. Follow along with National Geographic explorer Brady
Barr as he crawls into a muddy hole just barely big enough for his
shoulders, and comes face to face with thirteen crocodiles! Laugh out
loud as you learn how to catch a crocodile using shoe laces and
underpants. Read in anticipation to find out what happens when you put a
600-lb crocodile on an airplane in just a flimsy wooden crate. These
action-packed stories and more will engage readers and inspire them to
go out and explore their own world.
Stories include:
- "Undercover Croc," in which Brady "becomes a crocodile," by donning a
specially-designed protective croc suit, and infiltrates a group of Nile
crocodiles in Tanzania.
- "Toy Story," in which he uses (and loses) a radio-controlled car with
video camera, in a hilarious failed attempt to capture a Nile crocodile
in South Africa.
- "Deep Dark Den"--in an attempt to relocate a group of crocodiles
causing problems to neighboring villagers in Costa Rica, Brady finds
himself underground in a deep muddy hole with thirteen angry crocs.
- "Croc in a Box," Brady tries to move a giant, troublesome croc from
Uganda safely to an American zoo, but discovers the croc is much
stronger than the "sturdy wooden box" that has been built to contain
him.
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Resources.
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