In this Level 3 book, kids will be fascinated by 12 species that you hope you'll never come across! Sharks, snakes, jellyfish and more-these creatures are among the most threatening-and interesting-in the world!

Did you know that a tiny golf ball-sized creature called the blue-ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill 26 adult humans? Or why the Sydney funnel web spider is one of the most dangerous creatures in the world?

This book features in the following series: National Geographic Kids Readers-Level 3, National Geographic Readers .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by National Geographic Kids .

National Geographic Kids collaborates to put forth fun and interesting non-fiction for kids.