You may think a Gila monster's cute, but you wouldn't want to cuddle one. (It's one of the world's two venomous lizards!) Award-winning nature artist Sovak has accurately rendered ready-to-color, lifelike portraits of this reptile and 29 other scaly creatures, including a leaf-tailed gecko, a blue-tongued skink, a Komodo dragon, and a ferocious-looking marine iguana.
In Slithery, Slimy, Scaly Treats, kids will be amazed to learn about the wide variety of reptiles and amphibians that are cooked—and eaten—by people from different cultures all around the globe. Large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread are sure to delight every reader.