{"id":1232,"date":"2022-03-04T14:56:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:56:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:56:09","slug":"little-killers-the-ferocious-lives-of-puny-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/little-killers-the-ferocious-lives-of-puny-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know middle grade readers who can be a little jaded and hard to please. That\u2019s why you should make sure you have Sneed B. Collard III\u2019s newest, Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators<\/em>, in your arsenal.<\/p>\n

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With just enough humor sprinkled in, Collard introduces us to some lesser-known predators that have a big impact regardless of their size.<\/p>\n

Take the pteropods. More commonly known as sea angels or sea butterflies, he calls them the \u201cpotato chips of the sea\u201d \u2013isn\u2019t that great imagery?\u2013 because so many critters eat them. But it turns out at least some of these \u201cpotato chips\u201d have a bite. The sea angels turn on their mostly vegetarian cousins the sea butterflies and eat them!<\/p>\n

After revealing the killer instincts of invertebrates from flatworms to driver ants, the final chapter is a call to action to protect these creatures that we often don\u2019t see or notice, but which serve such important roles in ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Little Killers<\/em> will grab the attention of both budding biologists and reluctant readers.\u00a0 Get your claws on a copy today!<\/p>\n

Visit Growing With Science blog<\/a> for the full review and activity suggestions.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2022 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all know middle grade readers who can be a little jaded and hard to please. That\u2019s why you should make sure you have Sneed B. Collard III\u2019s newest, Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators, in your arsenal. With just enough humor sprinkled in, Collard introduces us to some lesser-known predators that have … <\/p>\n

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