Rattlesnake Rules Coloring Book

Book excerpt: If these babies shake their rattles, you'd better pay attention! Rattlesnake Rules - Coloring Book will keep you learning about rattlesnakes while you enjoy coloring its pages. This coloring book describes how a mother rattlesnake can locate food with its tongue and swallow prey in one gulp. She also shares survival tips with her babies--and with humans. Much maligned primarily because they are too often misunderstood, rattlesnakes have gotten a bad rap over the years. Conrad J. Storad is an award-winning author and editor of more than 60 science and nature books for young readers. He wants to do something about that. In his book, Rattlesnake Rules, Conrad demystifies the world of rattlesnakes and introduces children to such topics as who, when, and what rattlesnakes eat. He shows readers why rattlesnakes have rattles and what it means if you hear one. You will learn how the snakes' forked tongues help them survive. The delightful illustrations by Nathaniel P. Jensen bring the story alive.