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Natural Wonders.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)

Publishers Weekly

| October 02, 2000 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Full photographic spreads allow readers to take an intimate look at menacing creatures on land and sea in Youch! It Bites: Real-Life Monsters, Up Close by Trevor Day. When readers lift a flap, they discover that what appears to be a innocent-looking fish is actually a piranha, and an apparently nonthreatening leaf turns out to be a stinging nettle. The information under the flap also dispels myths (e.g., "piranhas are usually harmless to people. But under the right conditions they live up to their reputation..."). (S&S, $16 32p ages 5-10 ISBN 0-689-83416-0; Sept.)

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