ABSTRACT

Hexapus. Singing mice. Spider worm. They sound like creatures from horror movies, but they are all real-life mutants that creep, crawl, and slither among us. In Things That Make You Go Yuck!: Mystifying Mutants, you'll learn that genes can be a freaky and fascinating business. From two-toned lobsters to hairless cats, this book showcases the strangest and most shocking genetic mutants in the plant and animal kingdoms. Whether it's nature's slimiest organisms or the weirdest mutations, Things That Make You Go Yuck! celebrates survival of the fittest, grossest, craziest, and creepiest things in nature, proving once and for all that life in the wild is anything but ordinary.

Ages 9-12

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

Sea Monsters

chapter 2|14 pages

Man's Freaky Best Friends

chapter 3|14 pages

Mutants Underfoot

chapter 4|14 pages

It Came... From the Garden!

chapter 5|14 pages

Color Me Mutated

chapter 6|14 pages

Weird and Engineered