01956cam a2200361 i 4500 626138330 TxAuBib 20130822120000.0 111201s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011046181 9780761386339 library binding : alkaline paper 0761386335 library binding : alkaline paper (OCoLC)767255383 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA BDX OCLCO HFU YDXCP QBX FHP TXBOY TxAuBib rda Johnson, Rebecca L. Zombie makers : true stories of nature's undead / Rebecca L. Johnson. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2013. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Exceptional science titles for intermediate grades. Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index. Prologue: Are They Real? -- A Fungus among Us -- The Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out -- Can We Eat the Babysitter? -- Going Viral -- Try Me, You'll Like Me -- Epilogue: How Do Zombie Makers Do What They Do? -- Fun Stuff to Explore -- Glossary. Are zombies real? Scientists know this for sure: dead people do not come back to life. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makersNincluding a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming waspNand their victims. Full color. 800L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 1 153400. 20130822. Parasites Juvenile literature. Host-parasite relationships Juvenile literature. Exceptional science titles for intermediate grades. TXAAL