Review

"The author of more than 100 books for children and teens has produced another winner in this attractive compendium of intriguing snake facts. . . . This handsome science title will slide off the shelf." --Kirkus Reviews

"With its crisp writing and profuse illustrations, it will please both browsers and report writers." --School Library Journal

* "Fascinating book. . . . Even readers fearful of snakes may find the subject a little less strange, a little more wonderful." --Booklist, starred review

About the Author

Laurence Pringle is the recipient of three major awards for his body of work--the Eva L. Gordon Award for Children's Science Literature, the Washington Post--Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, and a lifetime Achievement Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He lives in West Nyack, New York.

Meryl Henderson has illustrated many books for children, including Bats! Strange and Wonderful and other books in the Strange and Wonderful series. She lives in upstate New York.