Review: A Great Learning Guide For Children About Snakes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
This is a very interesting, fact-filled guide to introduce children to the world of snakes.  Whether you like snakes, or don't, it's important to learn about them as youngsters.  They are part of our wildlife system and the author is very adept in pointing out their anatomy as compared to humans. They don't have arms or legs like humans, but their skin and muscles are similar.  Their skin is covered in scales which aid them to push rapidly along the ground.  The four types of movement are well described by the author.  Some snakes can burrow into the ground, some swim in water, and some live in trees.  There are currently nearly 2,700 species of snakes.  They live and breath on Earth as we do.  Learn about them here in this wonderful guide and when you see your first snake, respect it from a distance, and run and tell mom and dad to come look at the snake to confirm that it is harmless. Snakes are often thought of as villains, but in nature they do play an important role primarily in keeping agricultural pests under control such as rodents, termites, and other large bugs. This author writes very well, the guide is well edited and has interesting photographs of different types of snakes.  This author has created a very stimulating series that not only helps youngsters learn, but also adults.  She reveals many things that even most adults don't know about snakes. Check out, also, her guide about sharks.  Highly recommend this educational series.