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Animals
Eat the Weirdest Things
Author: Diane Swanson
Publisher: Whitecap Books
Product: Book (64 pages)
Ages: 8 to 11
Cost: $14.95 (CDN)
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Next time someone looks
at your oozing pizza pop and says you eat strange stuff, you can tell
them you’re not alone. Animals Eat the Weirdest Things
is packed with information about some of the more unusual edibles
in the animal world. Believe it or not, just about everything—from
shoe polish to sandals, eggshells to antlers—makes a tasty animal
treat.
Learn about critters that like
blood on their menu and others that prefer a little skin. Find out
why rats chew on elephant toenails; how the mouthless, stomachless
hagfish eats; and why porcupines like to chew on sweat-soaked wood
once in a while. And in case you think pizza pops are the only weird
snack people eat, this book will set you straight: people also eat
bird’s nest soup, tarantulas, and ants. So sit up straight, keep
your elbows off the table, and don’t forget to save the tarantula
fangs for picking your teeth after dinner! |
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Reviewer: Jenna Gubbels
Age: 11
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The book seemed to follow in good sequence,
and the pictures were nice. The topic was very interesting because
I really like animals. I was very interested to learn that people
eat spiders, including tarantulas. This book even taught me that
some people eat the bellies of leafcutter ants. They eat them like
popcorn.
My least favourite part of the book was
the part about the vampire bats because it talked so much about
blood. Animals sure do eat the strangest things like dung, vomit,
and sometimes they eat another animal of the same species.
I had a lot of fun reading this book, it
really kept my interest. I didn’t want to put it down, but
sometimes I had no choice. The pictures attracted my attention—I
really looked at them and observed the details. This is a very fascinating
book. If there are more books by this author, I will probably buy
them. I think everyone will like this book.
Editor’s note: Diane Swanson has published
many other wonderful books including Bug Bites, Why
Seals Blow Their Noses, and Coyotes in the Crosswalk.
(Originally published in the Winter
1999 issue of YES Mag.) |
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