SuitabookDeadly poison dart frogs
Jennifer Dussling
- Reading
- Pause when the book discusses the frog’s name and defence to connect appearance with protection. Then discuss the back-section comparison, checking which similarities and differences the reader notices.
- Themes
- Defence through toxins: Poison dart frogs protect themselves with toxin from their skin, while another animal is profiled for a similar protective strategy. The focus is informational: the book explains how unusual bodily traits can function as defence mechanisms.
- Human use of animal venom: The book explains that hunters in South America rub the frogs’ venom on blow-dart tips to make them poisonous. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Some readers may be unsettled by talk of toxins that can kill attackers, venomous darts and ‘gross’ protective behaviour. The vivid photographs may intensify interest or discomfort.