Thursday, October 5, 2017

Chomp!: Fierce Facts about the Bite Force, Crushing Jaws, and Mighty Teeth of Earth's Champion Chewers by Brady Barr from National Geographic Kids [Review & Giveaway]


ISBN: 9781426328398
My thoughts:  This is truly an amazing book that is packed with fascinating information that the author, Brady Barr, has gleaned from the four corners of the globe about a huge variety of animals, water life, birds, reptiles, and even insects. The focus is on the bite of each of the creatures and how it enables said creature to survive. How they eat. How they capture their prey.

The book will be quite appealing to young naturalists. I can just see kids sitting (or laying) around engrossed in the pages with these enthralling bits of information and pictures that show just how powerful these creatures' jaws are that CHOMP down on their food or their prey.

As the author describes the jaws and biting ability of these creatures, he educates the reader as to their bone structure and the type, location, and purpose of their teeth.

Some of the antics Dr. Barr got himself into were quite challenging and even sometimes funny as he tried to measure the Bite Strength of a variety of the creatures. The animals are large, fierce, and quite protective of their territory and don't like to be disturbed by a mere man.

National Geographic Kids has hit a homerun with this book and it should find a home in libraries and personal collections.

About the book: National Geographic Explorer and snake wrangler Dr. Brady Barr has been bitten by a lot of creatures over the years. So this book is born from first hand er, tooth experience of getting close to some of the biggest biters in the animal kingdom.

It turns out that there's a lot more to biting than meets the eye. Physical features and the how (and when and why) an animal bites reveals much about the animal itself. Chomp! highlights an array of awesome creatures with a diversity of chomp styles from shredders and slicers to grippers and gulpers. Then it shows how tooth type, bite force, jaw shape, and food source all come to together to make each an incredible member of the animal bite force!"

GIVEAWAY
Begins October 5
Ends October 26 @ 12:01 a.m. EST
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a Rafflecopter giveaway DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy from MMPublicity on behalf of National Geographic Kids and the author to facilitate this review. Opinions are mine alone and freely given.

14 comments:

  1. "Give your opinion: What animal or creature do you consider to have the most "fearsome" chompers? Give your 1st & 2nd choices in the review's comment section."
    1. Alligators.
    2. Crocodiles.

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  2. Give your opinion: What animal or creature do you consider to have the most "fearsome" chompers?
    1. Lion 2. Alligator

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  3. I love these books! 1. Shark 2. Hippo

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  4. I would say a Lion and a crocodile have some fearsome chompers.

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  5. I think the animals with the most fearsome chompers are:
    1. Lion
    2. Shark

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  6. Looks like another winner! Thanks for sharing this with us at Booknificent Thursday at Mommynificent.com!
    Tina

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  7. My girls love the Nat Geo Books- thanks for sharing about this one.

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  8. Alligators and Crocodiles scare me! They can swim up silently, leap out, and grab you or your dog and be gone in a blink of an eye.

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  9. I am afraid of a lot of animals with chompers so picking a top two is really challenging! Lions, sharks, and alligators/crocodiles are all up there but so are snakes and other wildcats and even dogs and wolves! Pretty much anything that bites can just stay far away from me, please! :) Thank you for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com! I appreciate it!
    Tina

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  10. Most fearsome chompers: 1. spiders 2. sharks

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