Dragons Snakes Crocodiles Komodo Dragons Gila Monsters Dinosaurs The Loch Ness Monster Story: The Princess and the Dragon Activities Picture Dictionary
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Written by Paul Shipton Illustrated by Beccy Blake and Red Giraffe
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Dragons You can see lots of monsters in books. This book is about a dragon. It’s got a long tail and wings. wings
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Dragons are not real. But there are real ‘monsters’ in the world. 2 13772 interiors.indd 2
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Snakes This snake is a Green Anaconda. It lives in the rainforest in South America. Some anacondas are 8 metres long!
Anacondas are very strong. They live in the trees and they can swim in water. Anacondas eat other animals. They’ve got special wide mouths. 3 13772 interiors.indd 3
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Crocodiles This crocodile lives in the River Nile in Africa. Some crocodiles are 6 metres long. Crocodiles can swim and they can run very fast.
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Crocodiles have eggs. They carry baby crocodiles in their mouths.
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Komodo Dragons This is a Komodo Dragon. It lives in a hot country called Indonesia.
Komodo Dragons are 3 metres long. They eat meat. 6 13772 interiors.indd 6
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Gila Monsters This is a Gila Monster. It lives in Mexico. They sleep in the day and hunt at night.
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