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Rake, Matthew

Scaly, Slippery Creatures

(4) 4-6 Real-Life Monsters series. Illustrated by Simon Mendez. Appealing to offbeat, lurid, and macabre sensibilities, this title is stuffed with facts about Earth's strangest reptiles. Some of the text is small and densely packed, and the photographs--prominently featuring razor-sharp teeth and bizarre bodily protuberances--would be better appreciated in larger format. Still, many a child will be fascinated by the contents of this series. Ind.

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