Croc and Gator Attacks (Animal Attack) [Paperback]

Patrick J. Fitzgerald (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: High Interest Books: Animal Attack!

These accounts of grisly attacks by vivioius animals on humans tells one of the horrifying sides to our relationship with the animal world. Each book contains facts about animal behavior, habitats, territory and hunting techniques.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7-A series aimed at reluctant readers. In both books, each chapter begins with a short accounting of an attack on a human. This certainly engages readers' attention, but one has to wonder about the messages being conveyed. Croc, the better of the two, is illustrated with full-color photos of the reptiles in their natural setting. In Dog, any homeless or abandoned canine is defined as wild. The author then goes on to talk about attacks by people's pets and hypothesizes that these creatures were allowed to wander by their owner. She seems to be presenting her own personal agenda that certain dogs are violent, vicious animals and cannot be trusted in any situation. This title could be scary and very upsetting to children, who would likely get the impression that all canines are dangerous and will attack them even if unprovoked. This message is reinforced by the large, full-color photos that show snarling and attacking dogs and victims' scars. Croc presents some interesting facts and should find an audience; Dogs is less successful.
Sheilah Kosco, Rapides Parish Library, Alexandria, LA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Patrick J Fitzgerald is the author of several nonfiction books for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516235141
• ISBN-13: 978-0516235141
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,302,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars No need to buy, July 22, 2007

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Gatorman "Gatorman" (Frankfurt, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Croc and Gator Attacks (Animal Attack) (Paperback)

Neither helpful nor informative, contains a lot of well-known facts as well as unproven and unreal informations. not worth the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book for struggling readers, June 8, 2007

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Judy Hall (Montclair, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Croc and Gator Attacks (Animal Attack) (Paperback)

I teach a program for ninth graders in an inner city district in New Jersey who are reading below grade level. They universally love these Animal Attack books. They are interesting but written on a level which is accessible to them. We have Bear Attacks, Rat Attacks, Croc and Gator Attacks, Shark Attacks, and Wild Dog Attacks. The kids who read them are between fourteen and sixteen. These are NOT books for smaller kids, though, because they are a little bit scary. (My five year old got one and is now scared to go in the water because of sharks!)