Snakes, Sharks, and Dinos!

by Jeff Hendricks, Brian Labore (Illustrator)

Overview

Snakes, sharks, and dinosaurs can be scary but they don't have to be. This book tells how one young boy gets past his fear of these amazing creatures!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496951878
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	12/17/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	42
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

About The Author Jeff Hendricks is the author of over a dozen published books for children (including, most recently, How Do You Have Fun at the White House?), writer of several independently published comic book series (Equinox Chronicles, The Eden Descendants, Jackknife), and designer and writer of several casual video game titles (Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic, Emily Archer and the Curse of Tutankhamun, 1912 Titanic Mystery). He dreams of traveling to the Antarctic someday, but for now lives in Washington State with his family and a menagerie of pet animals.

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Snakes, Sharks, and Dinos!

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By Jeff Hendricks, Brian Labore

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2014 Jeff Hendricks
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4969-5186-1

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CHAPTER 1

Hi there! My name is Cole. Have you ever been scared of things you don't know much about? Me, too! I used to be afraid of snakes, sharks, and dinosaurs. Sometimes I even had bad dreams about them. But not anymore.

I didn't always love playing with my stuffed orange Boa. There was a time when I thought that real snakes were disgusting and slimy.

One day my preschool class visited a "reptile farm." The man in charge showed us that snakes are cool and dry and scaly. Some are even fun to hold – as long as you're careful!

Now I like to pretend I'm a scientist who studies snakes, called a herpetologist. I imagine that I'm traveling deep in the Amazon rainforest.

The jungle in my bedroom is an awesome place for snakes to hang out. I have great fun with my reptile pals.

Sharks really scared me at first. I was afraid of their menacing fins, powerful bodies, and sharp teeth.

(Continues...)

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