Prickly and Poisonous

Anita Ganeri, an experienced author of children's information books, a freelance writer, and an editor for Usborne Publishing wrote over 300 books, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. She conducted most of her research for her books. She wrote about prickly porcupines, Venus fly traps, sticky-tongued echidnas of Australia and the diamond-back rattlesnake in her book Prickly and Poisonous. This is a book packed with facts about nature's weird and wonderful defenses for children of all ages.