Steve Backshall's Deadly 60

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Steve Backshall embarks on his most daring adventure yet. He has just six months to travel six continents and find 60 of the deadliest creatures on the planet for the 26-part Childrens BBC series of the same name which will air on BBC 1, CBBC, Discovery and Animal Planet channels. From lethal beauties to killer beasts, from the unseen to the unexpected, the one thing these creatures have in common is that they are all deadly to other animals. Steves encounters range from famous killers such as the Black Mamba and the North American Grizzly Bear to less well known but no less deadly animals. He introduces the surreal Pink River Dolphin of Amazonia and captures Australias elusive Ghost Bat for a closer look. Learn about the ingenious techniques and extraordinary weapons that some of our most dangerous animals are armed with. Including the renowned, the unexpected and the downright bizarre, this companion book to Steve Backshalls high adrenaline tour of the worlds most deadly is not to be missed.

Author Bio

Steve Backshall is a British naturalist, writer and television presenter. He has presented on Earth Pulse on the National Geographic channel, as well as the popular BBC childrens series The Really Wild Show and the primetime BBC series The One Show and the Expedition series, where he visited remote places such as Guyana, Alaska, St Kilda and Borneo. His latest series, Steve Backshalls Deadly 60, starts in Spring 2009. Steve has written Venom for New Holland and is also an author for the Rough Guide series.