Freaky fish

A short introduction to the electric eel.

Text and color illustrations explore frogfish, a group of sixty different types of anglerfish, each with unique skin coloring and textures.

An introduction to sea horses.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to pufferfish.

Text and color illustrations explore deep-sea fishes, particularly the fangtooth fish, who lives at the bottom of the ocean floor.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to leafy seadragons.

Text and photographs provides descriptions of the physical characteristics, habitats, behaviors, and life cycle of pufferfish.

"Off the southern and western coasts of Australia lives a fish with transparent fins shaped like seaweed, undulating slowly in the water, mimicking its plant surroundings to survive. This incredible example of evolution is an endangered species, a sad reality but a great opportunity to teach. This book highlights the incredible physical attributes of the leafy sea dragon through astonishing full-color photographs, and includes wacky tidbits on every page to entice readers of all ages into learning about biology, ecosystems, and more.".

"They can change color. They can strike in as little as 6 milliseconds. They can regenerate parts of their body. They are frogfish. Even reluctant readers are sure to enjoy learning all about these wacky, weird, and wonderful fish. Full-color photographs and exciting, age-appropriate text show just how varied the frogfish can be in shape, size, and color. This book provides a great opportunity to learn about evolution, ecosystems, and so much more. Fact boxes pop exciting, sensationally strange tidbits onto every page, making the readers' experience both fun and educational.".

"It's electrifying, but it's not lightning, it's an electric eel. Filled with up-close and full-color photographs, readers of this book will get up close and personal with this freaky, long fish. Even readers who don't love science class will find electric eels' air-breathing and unusual breeding behavior (saliva is involved) fascinating. Learning about the electric eel is an engaging introduction to ecosystems, habitats, anatomy, biology, electricity, and so much more. Fact boxes throughout the text point out bizarre tidbits sure to make any reader think twice before swimming in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins of South America.".