The "True Stories" series explores a range of topics in a relaxed, accessible way, intended to be particularly suitable for reluctant fiction readers. The real-life stories range from the sensational to the serious, from biography to history, sport to the supernatural. This volume is packed with tales about animals that can bite, rip, squeeze, suck and maul, from the jungles of India to our own back yard - wolves, bears, sharks, pythons, crocodiles, rats and dogs. Yet humans kill far more of them than they do of us, as the book makes clear. It also examines the insects and parasites that love to feast on humans, from mosquitoes to Guinea worms.

 

This book is part of a book series called Little Ark Books .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Allen & Unwin .

Kirsty Murray has worked as an author, editor, painter, archivist. This is her first book for children.

This book has the following chapters: ContentsIntroduction: facing up to fear1 Big Cats2 Wolves3 Bears4 Ferocious Ferals and Dangerous Domestics5 Reptiles6 Creatures of Deep (and not-so-deep) Waters7 Parasites8 Wings, Stings and Slimy Things9 CannibalsGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex