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Roza, Greg

Zap!: The Electric Eel and Other Electric Animals

24 pp. | Rosen/PowerKids | March, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-1-4488-2547-9 $21.25
(4) K-3 Armed and Dangerous series. This series focuses on how creatures use their natural powers to hunt and to guard against predators. Electric eels, electric rays, knife fish, and stargazers are here highlighted. Sidebars, a map, "Fun Facts," and photographs bolster the uneven information. The last page discuses "Electric Fish and People" ("In most cases, electric fish are not a big danger to people"). Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Nancy Hull

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