The seventh entry in illustrator Owen Davey's award-winning About
Animals series, this one focuses on all different crocs, gators,
caimans, and gharials, depicted in Davey's signature design-oriented,
colorful, minimalist style. For fans of the classic Lyle, Lyle
Crocodile, the Animal Battle book series and Scholastic's Who Would
Win.
Did you know that crocodiles can live to be over 100 years old, and can
climb trees to sunbathe? They can even sense the vibrations from a
single drop of water falling from the mouth of a drinking wildebeest
over sixty feet away.
Dive into the swamp with this fascinating illustrated guide to the
largest reptiles on Earth. This isn't your average crocodile book for
kids: it's full of juicy facts on crocodile behavior, biology and myth,
and packed with details on how we can live with and protect our scaly
companions.
Those familar with National Geographic Kids books and the other Owen
Davey books in the series including Bonkers About Beetles and
Fanatical About Frogs will enjoy sinking their teeth into yet another
fact-filled animal encyclopedia on our favorite swamp thing.