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- Orion Children's Books
Prose: non-fiction, Natural history (Children’s/Teenage), Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Geography
The ultimate full colour gift book featuring BAFTA award-winning DEADLY TV presenter Steve Backshall's encounters with the world's deadliest predators.
Join DEADLY presenter Steve Backshall as he comes face to face with the world's deadliest animals, in a book packed with fascinating facts, killer statistics and stunning photographs. Combined with his own incredible experiences with creatures, large and small, Steve reveals tricks of camouflage, feats of strength, endurance, teamwork and speed, as well as giving us a glimpse into the lives of extremeophiles and looking at some of our planet's endangered species.
Praise for Predators
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Packed full of facts, stories and photographs, this is a great book for children, but particularly ideal for engaging boys with books. - CHOPSY BABY
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The ultimate full colour gift book featuring BAFTA-norminated Steve Backshall's encounters with the world's deadliest predators and packed with fascinating facts, killer stats and stunning photographs - LOVEREADING4KIDS
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If there's one man who knows his stuff about wild and deadly animals then it's Steve Backshall - FUNKIDS
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This would make the perfect gift for nature-loving children - and the ideal way to generate interest in those who have not previously expressed much interest in nature ... Packed with facts, informative and authoritative, this is a fascinating read. - PARENTS IN TOUCH
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[Predators] will mesmerize young readers. - THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE
Steve Backshall
Born in 1973, Steve Backshall was brought up on a farm. He studied English at University before taking a second degree in Biology. He is the presenter of the top-rated CBBC natural history programme, DEADLY 60. After writing for ROUGH GUIDES and filming documentaries for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC he became a key member of the expedition team for the hit series, LOST LAND OF THE JAGUAR, LOST LAND OF THE VOLCANO and LOST LAND OF THE TIGER. Steve has also written several books for children.
Steve's website is http://www.stevebackshall.com/, and you can follow him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/stevebackshallofficial and Twitter @SteveJBackshall
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