A study of predatory creatures, this is the third book in a trilogy on animal behaviour. When hunger calls, the South American horned frog can swallow a rat whole; the killer whale will beach itself to catch a sea lion; the spitting spider glues its food to the ground before devouring it; the common octopus poisons and crushes its prey. This book on animal behaviour focuses on predatory creatures and reveals nature red in tooth and claw. Bert Kitchen's books include the two others in this trilogy, "Somewhere Today" and "And So They Build". He has also written "Animal Numbers" which was awarded First Graphics Prize at the Bologna Book Festival", and also received a Mention in the Critici in Erba Prize. His other titles include "Animal Alphabet", "Mythical Creatures", "Tenrec's Twigs" and "Pig in a Barrow".

 

There are 25 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Walker Books Ltd .

Bert Kitchen is one of the top illustrators of children's books, whose work has been exhibited in many countries. His titles have won him international acclaim: Animal Numbers won the 1988 Bologna Graphics Prize for Children, and was runner-up in the Bologna Critici in Erba prize. This was judged in part by a panel of children, confirming that his books appeal directly to children as well as to adults. He has also illustrated Meredith Hooper's Tom's Rabbit, runner-up in the English 4-11 Awards for the Best Children's Picture Books of 1998.