Backyard Bloodsuckers

Interesting information about a variety of insects and other "bugs" is presented in an question and answer format.

Questions, Facts & Tongue Twisters about Creepy, Crawly Creatures.

If it's creepy, crawly, and makes you squirm, chances are you'll find it in Backyard Bloodsuckers. Get the facts on various species - from mosquitoes and ticks to mites and leeches - that feed on human and animal blood and live in your own backyard! Fun illustrations, facts, questions, and tongue twisters provide a wealth of information about reproduction cycles, habitats, eating habits and more. Fully illustrated in four-color, Backyard Bloodsuckers will fascinate children as they explore the world of interesting creatures.

Enter the secret world of your wild pets! Ever wondered why this world’s called a rat race? Why does your teacher call you the chatter bird of the class? How did those dratted lice get in your hair? Let's find out the answers to these and more in this exciting one-of-a-kind backyard-jungle book. Wilderness and wildlife aren’t just confined to the forests; there is a whole lot of wild in our own backyards! Some of these critters are awake with you in the day. Others wake up when you go to bed... Discover the hunters and the hunted, the diggers and the tunnellers, the raptors and the roaches, roaming around under our very noses. Say hi to them and take a look at their home, which, incidentally, is also ours.

Examines animals that feed on blood, including mosquitoes, vampire bats, lice, leeches, lampreys, and fleas, and looks at their anatomy, behavior, and interactions with people.

Many interesting, disgusting things lie hidden in the backyard! From manure fertilizer to crawling centipedes, this book teaches children the science behind gross stuff in the backyard. Fascinating, educational information about stinky corpse flowers, slithering snakes shedding skin, bloodsucking mosquitoes, and other backyard grossness are also included. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences will encourage reluctant readers to learn more about gross stuff in the backyard! Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

While jogging late at night to burn off his rage at his cheating boyfriend, Brandon Griffin meets a beautiful, fragile young man named Yannick. Yannick is foreign, enigmatic, and terribly ill, and Brandon is immediately drawn to him. The two men have an instant, irresistible attraction, but Yannick is committed to a man he no longer loves, but insists he can't leave. What Brandon has no way of knowing is Yannick's a vampire. And Lee, who once hunted vampires but chose to save him, is surely the only person who would ever accept what Yannick is. Yannick can't leave Lee, because the world outside isn't safe for his kind, especially now that human blood mysteriously no longer sustains him. Yannick is also restrained by his fear of making Lee angry, since Lee is dangerously possessive, and Yannick too weak to resist his punishment. Yannick knows he can't risk seeing Brandon again, just like Brandon knows he shouldn't come between Yannick and Lee. But they've already fallen too far and too deep to be capable of letting go. Unfortunately, it isn’t just this reckless attraction they have in common. Brandon's ex Chad is just as possessive as Lee, and just as dangerous. And on one violent Texas night, Yannick and Brandon will be forced to save each other, or die before they can have any kind of relationship. Even if it means Brandon discovers Yannick's secret.