{"id":66,"date":"2018-11-02T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=66"},"modified":"2018-10-18T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T15:13:49","slug":"animal-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/animal-zombies\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Zombies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Animal Zombies<\/strong><\/em>, by Chana Steifel<\/p>\n

96 pages; ages 8-12. National Geographic Children’s Books, 2018<\/p>\n

I love a scary book that opens with a warning. And this one does: “Beware! You are about to enter the darkest, creepiest corners of our world. You’ll collide with creatures that invade brains<\/span>, drink blood<\/span>, and even devour their own moms<\/span>!”<\/p>\n

If you’re brave enough to turn the page you enter the Zombie Zone… you’ll meet harmless ladybugs turned into monsters by parasitic wasps, zombie cockroaches and crickets and ants. Chana Steifel brings readers up close and personal to leeches and lampreys, aliens, body invaders, and the kraken!<\/p>\n

But wait! There’s more! We get to meet “mad scientists” who study bloodsuckers and body snatchers. Steifel includes profiles of\u00a0 a nature photographer who has clicked photos of zombie spiders and infected insects. We also meed “bat man”, a shark scientist, wolf man, and a bug scientist who loves book lice (and other really creepy crawlies).<\/p>\n

Don’t worry. Steifel has also included a handy list of items you’ll need in your Zombie Emergency Kit<\/a>. Pack your go-bag and you’ll be ready for the zombie apocalypse – or the next hurricane, blizard, or wildfire.<\/p>\n

And if you’re lucky, you’ll reach the last page alive and ready to head out and look for zombies in the real world.<\/p>\n

\"STEM<\/p>\n

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018 Sue Heavenrich<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Animal Zombies, by Chana Steifel 96 pages; ages 8-12. National Geographic Children’s Books, 2018 I love a scary book that opens with a warning. And this one does: “Beware! You are about to enter the darkest, creepiest corners of our world. You’ll collide with creatures that invade brains, drink blood, and even devour their own … <\/p>\n

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