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Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing DUMB STUFF with AnimalsIn this thrilling foray into the animal kingdom, Richard Conniff takes readers on an adventure packed journey as he courts the most dangerous animals and lives to tell the tale. He lets African wild dogs sniff his neck to test the idea that they are vicious man eaters, sticks his hand in a fire ant mound and does multiple takes for a pretty camerawoman on a television shoot, and flings chicken carcasses into piranha infested waters to clock how
In this thrilling foray into the animal kingdom, Richard Conniff takes readers on an adventure-packed journey as he courts the most dangerous animals and lives to tell the tale. He lets African wild dogs sniff his neck to test the idea that they are vicious man-eaters, sticks his hand in a fire ant mound and does multiple takes for a pretty camerawoman on a television shoot, and flings chicken carcasses into piranha-infested waters to clock how quickly they disappear--before diving in himself. This collection offers a rare chance to go along on these death-defying treks and see life through the eyes of a bona-fide field naturalist.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/28/2010
ISBN: 9780393304572
Pages: 299
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.28h x 6.20w x 0.74d
Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/09/2010 pg. 81
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This is a favorite in our house! Even the adults enjoy reading the National Geographic versions of 5-minute stories. The facts are actually interesting, and we read them again and again! Great for science minded kids.
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My grandson loved it so much, he already had it. I returned it and got another shark book.
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I will order another volume
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★★★★★ 4
Nice Book!
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Nice thick book, beautifully bound. Spectacular artwork. Easy read, good for a beginning reader, too. Lots of interesting shark facts. Good for a shark lover. Makes a fantastic gift when paired with an underwater jigsaw puzzle or something like the National Geographic Shark Excavation Stem Kit. Suitable for a variety of ages; preschool to grade 3. Sound purchase.
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