This title examines the insects, mammals, and sea creatures that eat blood, the diseases those animals can spread through their eating habits, and the ways doctors have studied and used these animals to advance medicine. This book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, an Animal Spotlight special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.

About the Author
Teresa Klepinger loves to learn about the amazing world we live in. Writing about it for kids makes it even more fun. She also enjoys helping kids write their own stories. She lives in Oregon with her family and a dog . . . and hopefully no blood-eating animals.

Reviews
"[T]he material is inherently fascinating, and readers will meet a roster of creatures with taboo (to some humans) dining tastes." -Booklist



Book Information
ISBN 9781637390528
Author Teresa Klepinger
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Focus Readers
Publisher North Star Editions
Weight(grams) 245g