RootAnn Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 My 8 yr old son is looking for a scorpion book that describes types of scorpions and describes their various characteristics, habitats, and hunting/food choices. We found many books in the 2nd/4th grade level (25 pages) that are too simplistic. He's willing to wade through something meatier - up to 80-100 pages as long as there are pictures! So, a shorter adult-level book or something more on the lines of a hefty middle grade or short high school level non-fiction book. There were some that mixed spiders in - and he's not too excited by the 80/20 spider/scorpion mix. Anyone have good titles (links to Amazon appreciated). He has some Christmas gift cards to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) hmmmm.... both of these are from the pet-owning standpoint, which may NOT be what YOU would like to encourage ;): Scorpions: Complete Pet Owner's Manual -- by Manny Rubio Scorpions (Advanced Vivarium Systems) -- by Jerry Walls Other ideas: Scorpions for Kids (Amazing Animal Readers) -- by John Davidson Scorpions: Strange and Wonderful -- by Laurence Pringle The Book of Spiders and Scorpions -- Rod Mafham Also don't know how you'd feel about this (or how ethical this is): - Scorpion Puzzle Dig Kig: Excavate a Real Preserved Scorpion Edited January 4, 2018 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Found all those (and more!) in our Amazon search (except for the Puzzle Dig Kit book. Lol!) Either too simplistic, more on the breeding/keeping aspect, or too heavily spider-infested. Yes, he knows scorpions in the class Arachnida, but he'd rather 80% of the book not be on spiders. Think something on this level - but for scorpions. He'd take something even to this level (again, for scorpions). Closest we've found is The Secret Life of the Amazing Living Fossil - not quite there and really pricey, but closer than Scorpions: Armored Stingers, for example. :coolgleamA: I appreciate the try, Lori! ETA: I wish I knew what Scorpions (Nature's Predators) looked like inside or had a few reviews to read. Edited January 4, 2018 by RootAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Nope, not seeing anything else besides kids books, other than this Kindle book: Scorpions of Southern Africa. I tried a search on "scholarly research on scorpions", and only got a few hits on the venom research. Which leads to me to think that there are not higher level works solely about scorpions, other than the one I just linked, or the breeding/pet-owning books linked above. Here are a few websites; all are at a simple level (but with more good photos ;) ): A-Z Animals: Scorpion National Geographic: Scorpions BBC Nature: Scorpions San Diego Zoo: Scorpion Desert USA: Scorpions Scorpion Worlds: Facts and Information Scorpion Sweepers: Facts & Information ASU: Ask a Biologist: Not so Scary: Scorpion Wikipedia: Scorpion -- try using the bibliography to find more info/links Good luck in finding something! Warmest regards, Lori D. Edited January 5, 2018 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Okay, how about this: Scorpions of the World (Stockmann) = $95, a scorpion identification book. Or, even though it does have info on the pet ownership, plus on other critters: Scorpions Plus Other Popular Invertebrates = $10 used; $7.50 on Kindle. Or, Scorpion Man: Exploring the World of Scorpions; primarily about scorpion ecologist Gary Polis, but also sums up much of his research on scorpions. $12. Found those titles from this website: Scorpion Literature: Popular Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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