Did you know that snakes have no eyelids, so they can't wink or blink? They even sleep with their eyes wide open. Popular children's author Diane Swanson takes young readers close to the earth to discover the world of snakes with cool facts and colorful photographs. Stories of amazingly fats snakes and snakes that know how to play dead will charm children. Discover where snakes make their homes, how they shed their skin, and what wild and wacky food they like to eat.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

This book is part of a book series called Welcome To the World .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 27 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Whitecap Books Limited .

Diane Swanson is the award-winning author of more than 70 factual books for children, including "Turn It Loose: The Scientist in Absolutely Everybody. " She lives in Victoria, BC.