Pesky parasites
By: John Woodward
Series: Amazing nature; Amazing nature
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431185675
Subjects: Parasites; Juvenile literature; Life cycles; Parasitism; Parasitic plants; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Cycles biologiques; Parasitisme
Description: Introduces a variety of animals and plants that live off of other living beings in a parasite/host relationship, including the flea, ghost orchid, and tapeworm. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Living lunch; title: Leaping and creeping; title: Visiting vampires; title: Disease carriers; title: Munching maggots; title: Invading worms; title: Murderous wasps; title: Servants and slaves; title: Cuckoos in the nest; title: Plant pests; title: Climbers and stranglers; title: Thieves and pirates.