Describes animals considered dangerous or unattractive.

When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.

Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of Animal Control Officers. Shes battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. "The genuine article," Francines dad always called her. She is never scared-until, that is, shes faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isnt cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is still...

Three-dimensional illustrations help depict nature's deadliest predators, including killer whales, crocodiles, polar bears, and birds of prey, describing how they hunt and the tactics they use to catch their prey.

Presents true stories of animal attacks, including shark attacks, bear maulings, an elephant stampede, and an encounter with a cougar and describes how each human victim lived to tell the tale.

After thrilling millions of viewers with their incredibly popular show, Steve and Terri Irwin now regale readers with tales of the deadliest animals they have encountered in their extensive travels throughout the world. Full-color photos throughout. Crikey! For Steve & Terri Irwin, dealing with nasty 20-foot gators, hissing deadly snakes, charging rhinos, poisonous spiders, slimy lizards, & wild reptiles in their own habitats are part of daily life....

Publisher Annotation: What do a cape buffalo, a king cobra, and a puffer fish have in common? They're all deadly! Deadliest! showcases some of the planet?s most threatening creatures. Steve Jenkins's Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals with the help of illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures while detailing the astounding abilities of critters as small as a frog or as big as a whale. Each installment focuses...

This book describes the habitats, behavior, and life cycle of the poisonous black widow spider.

Presents one hundred fifty of the world's scariest killer creatures, from the lion and great white shark to the tarantula, anaconda snake, golden eagle, vampire bat, and even the fierce ant.

Introduces ten of the most dangerous animals on earth, including the saltwater crocodile, poison dart frog, king cobra, great white shark, and Australian box jellyfish.