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Ascintillatingsurveyofsensationalserpents,fromblood-spewingWestIndianboasto"flying"goldentreesnakes.OneoftheStepintoReadingseries,Penner'sbookofferstheattractionofreadingaboutanonbabyishtopicinaneasy-to-readformat.Therearesomeflaws:theillustrationsareonlylooselyrelatedtothetextandarenotgivengeographicalcontext,andthegeneralization"Mothersnakesdon'ttakecareoftheirbabies"ismadetoseema"character"flaw.Still,thesubjectisboundtoattractkids,andbeginningreaderswillgainasenseofaccomplishmentfromthereadingaswellasanincreaseintheirknowledgeofthesubject.