Bloodsucking mosquitoes
By: Santana Hunt
Edition: First edition.
Series: Real life vampires; Real-life vampires
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781482439557
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Mosquitoes
Description: Mosquitoes are truly more terrifying than vampires could ever be! That s because as disease carriers, they are the deadliest animals on Earth. Mosquitoes are vectors for malaria, yellow fever, and many other diseases that kill more than a million people every year. And that s all because they suck human blood! The fascinating reason why mosquitoes suck blood will truly surprise readers as they learn about mosquitoes  body parts, life cycle, and many habitats. Bloodsucking monsters won t seem like much once readers sink their teeth into the truth about mosquitoes! Detailed Table of Contents, Fact Boxes, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: That awful hum!; title: Tiny bug; title: From egg to adult; title: Take a bite!; title: How do they find me?; title: Death and disease; title: Carriers; title: Malaria; title: Should they be stopped?