Electric Animals

Electric eels are famous for their ability to produce electricity, but where does that electricity come from? How much electricity can an electric eel make? How does an electric eel use that electricity to hunt and survive in the wild? Young readers will discover the answers to these questions and more through this engaging, high-interest book! With full-color photographs of electric eels paired closely with approachable text, young readers will learn more about how electric eels live in the wild.

Just like echidnas, the platypus is part of the monotreme family. This odd family of mammals is famous for their ability to lay eggs! But that isn't the only strange thing about this mammal. In their duck-like bill, a platypus has hundreds of receptors that can sense electricity. Young readers will love learning about how the platypus lives in the wild and how it uses electricity to track down food. With photographs paired closely with approachable text, young readers will discover more about the platypus!

Sharks are master hunters. But it isn't just their speed and sharp teeth that make them so good at catching their prey. Sharks can also sense electricity in the water! Young readers will love learning how sharks use electricity to find their prey underwater. Even if their prey is hidden or camouflaged, sharks like the hammerhead shark can use this special skill to find them. Through this book's approachable text and full-color photographs, young readers will deepen their understanding of how sharks use electricity in the wild.

Echidnas are part of the monotreme family. This strange family of mammals are the only mammals on earth that lay eggs! Just like the platypus though, echidnas have an even stranger skill. Echidnas can sense small electrical pulses from other animals. Through this book's full color photographs of echidnas in the wild, paired closely with easy-to-understand text, young readers will love learning how the echidna uses electricity to find insects deep underground.

There are many kinds of rays that each use strange ways to hunt and keep themselves safe. One of the strangest is the electric ray! This fish uses electricity to stun its dinner and to keep other predators from getting too close. Through this up-close look at rays in the wild, young readers will learn how electric rays create electricity with their bodies. With approachable text paired closely with brilliant photographs, readers will deepen their understanding of how these rays live.

Electric eels aren't the only fish that create electricity! While not every catfish can create its own electricity, some pack enough of a punch to stun their prey. How do these catfish make their own electricity? Through this engaging text, young readers will discover this and more! Featuring full-color photographs of electric catfish in the wild paired closely with achievable text, young readers will love learning how these catfish live.