When we think of aggression and predators in the animal world, we think big. We tend to forget that there are small, even microscopic predators. Collard walks us through the biology and behavior of half a dozen small predators, as well as a chapter on the important role these predators play in their environment and how we can help protect them. While the cover art goes overboard with the "killers" them, the text doesn't try too hard on that front, relying on pure science instead. The vocabulary is accessible to upper elementary aged readers.

Little Killers by Sneed B. Collard III grabs the reader's attention with its text features--especially the great photographs. Each chapter showcases a tiny predator and how they use their adaptations to survive and live in the world. I can see this book becoming a mentor text for the fifth-grade nonfiction reading and writing units.

The cover of Little Killers will attract a lot of readers to this title. The up close photographs are absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, the text is not as exciting. I enjoyed the chapters on some of the insects, but the beginning chapters on the microscopic creatures went in to too much detail for the target age group and were not very interesting. I'm afraid that it will be one of those books that gets checked out, but not actually read so that it why I am giving it three stars. Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Little Killers is a spectacularly revolting and nightmare-inducing book that is sure to be a hit with kids. (I know this because currently my son's favorite book is called something along the lines of "Gross Things.") Not only is this book horrifying, but it's also educational and composed of strictly factual, non-fictional text. Glossary, index, and bibliography are all included for the librarians' pleasure. This book is sure to spend more time in backpacks than on elementary school library shelves.

Catchy headlines, snazzy fonts, and fascinating pictures pull you in as you learn all about predators from various phyla and class. Short reading segments make this more accessible to the less easily impressed student. Helpful pronunciation guides are given for complicated names. Glossary and index make searching this reference easier. Great reference text for upper elementary-middle school grades.