When Lunch Fights Back

This will make a delightful booktalk for 5th-8th grade boys. So many disgusting descriptions and great, bright photos.

Definitely not for the squeamish, this title is perfect for the junior high reluctant reader who loves books with a gross-out factor. Detailling various animals and their defense systems to avoid becoming another animal's lunch, this book is sure to be a hit with my junior high boys!

The title seems humorous and catchy, but the subtitle explains it all:

Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses

Aimed at Grades 4-8 this well- researched book peers into the food chain--marine, mammal, and more- and explains the defenses natural prey have developed to avoid becoming--well, lunch. Easily comprehended and a good reference source.

From a librarian perspective, I have students that will LOVE this book. It has awesome pictures and a definite "survival of the fittest" tone that will appeal to the tough and scientific minded. For another opinion, I handed this to my third grade son because he loves animals. He read it voraciously (he reads at a higher level than 3rd grade). I asked him what he liked best about this and he said it was cool to learn about all the different animal defense and proceeded to give me a five minute description of the different types he learned. This is going right on my to-order list for my library!