Attack Of The Lethal Lizards

On the far-off planet Reptilius, a swamp is zapped with a blast of magical energy. From the swamp, three lizards emerge to discover they have superpowers. The lizards are determined to take over the universe.

Toy lizards come to life in this spooky tale. Perfect for middle grade readers. When Jake Johnson hears about the Crispy Crunchy Cocoa Flakes Win-a-Bike Sweepstakes, it sounds like the contest of his dreams. All he needs to win the mean Green Lizard Machine Mountain Bike is one more toy lizard from one of the boxes of Cocoa Flakes. Jake has been tormenting and teasing his sister with the toy lizards, but it looks as if Dee Dee will have the last laugh when she opens a box of Cocoa Flakes and finds the last, contest-winning lizard—the one Jake needs. Just as Jake gets his hands on the last lizard, things take an eerie, unexpected, and frightening turn. Who could have ever imagined that a few ordinary toy lizards from a cereal box could suddenly turn into a living, breathing army of miniature monsters, capable of wreaking havoc on the entire Johnson household? Can Jake outwit the terrifying toys and save his family?

From tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selection. This book, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world. Accessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biology. Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitats. Part One explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize. In Part Two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of Africa and Madagascar. We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakes. Part Three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their future. A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earth.

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"When Jake Johnson heard about the Crispy Crunchy Cocoa-Flakes Win-a-Bike Sweepstakes, it sounded like the contest of his dreams. Little did he realize that it would turn into his worst nightmare! Who would have ever imagined that a few ordinary toy lizards from a cereal box could suddenly turn into a living, breathing army of miniature monsters, capable of wreaking havoc on the entire Johnson household? Can Jake outwit the terrifying toys and save his family?"--Cover back.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIBERATING HUMAN SLAVES IS AGAINST THE LAW? In this prequel to the highly regarded science-fiction novel, The Survivors, Colonel Kendrick Landry and Major Will Adams return as the crew of the starcraft Aurora travels to Alpha Centauri B-III and learns that the descendants of the crew of The Green Horizon, Earths first interstellar starcraft, are living in centuries-old enslavement to a lizard-like race. The lizards manage the humans with the help of renegade effete and decadent human council members that the author describes as wearing flowing robes reminiscent of ancient Roman emperors. The First Intergalactic Alliance does not permit liberation of the human slaves because the planet is not a member of the Alliance and subject to Alliance law. Alliance law, however, would sanction the Auroras defenseincluding even offensive action against the lizard government, permitting its overthrow by human resistance fighters on the planetbut only if the lizard government has first attacked the Aurora. Without knowledge or consent of Colonel Landry, Major Adams devises a scheme to provoke such an attack by the lizard command. The lizards attack the Aurora, in orbit around the planet, with devastating force. Now, the crew of the Aurora will be fortunate to ensure their own survival, let alone assist in the liberation of the lizards human slaves! The events of Lizards Lair occur one solar year earlier than the central story of The Survivors and sets out in full narrative detail the plot of a story briefly summarized early in The Survivors. For those readers who might not take immediate notice, this dandy novel is not just about alien lizards! It is a modern satire on governmentoverreaching and institutionalized slavery, and is a highly relevant moral parable of our time. FROM A JULY 2008 PRESS RELEASE TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE: Lizards Lair is written in the paradigm form of a science-fiction novella--defined to have a word count of between 17,500 and 40,000 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for Science Fiction. This novella is an original dandy thriller and proves that indeed good things can come in small packages. A worthy complement to Derek Laurens already getting noticed premier science-fiction novel, The Survivors.

This brand new middle grade series has funny, fun-to-read novels with a touch of science fiction and a yicky reptile toy. When Jake Johnson enters a cereal company's sweepstakes to win a bike, little does he realize that a few ordinary lizards from a cereal box would turn in a live army of miniature monsters. Full-color illustrations. Consumable.