Brain Eaters: Creatures with Zombelike Diets

by Alicia Z. Klepeis

Overview

Zombies love to feast on brains and flesh—so do some organisms in nature! Readers will learn all about creatures that eat brains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663983527
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/15/2021
Series:	Real-Life Zombies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

From jellybeans to strange snakes, Alicia Klepeis loves to research fun and out-of-the-ordinary topics that make nonfiction exciting for readers. Alicia Klepeis began her career at the National Geographic Society. Alicia’s travels have taken her from Singapore to Sydney to Sumbawa. Everywhere she goes she samples the local ice cream, gum, and candy options. Alicia has written several books and magazine articles for many markets, and is currently working on several nonfiction projects on international food, cool inventions, and world cultures. She lives with her family in upstate New York.

Table of Contents

Binging on brains — Brain-eating birds — Brain-gobbling collared pikas — Sea squirts eat their own brains — Brain-feasting phorid flies — Birdeater or brain slurper? — Brain-hungry humans — Brain-eating amoebas — Brain-tasting tapeworms — Litter box brain invaders — Mad cow disease — The rabies virus — Flesh-eating bacteria.

Interviews

Readers will learn about parasites and their hosts by comparing them to zombie-makers and zombies High-interest content that links to curriculum topics such as parasite-host relationships, consumption, adaptation, and organism behavior Appeals to readers who like zombies or other similar topics Includes examples from all over the world