Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6267
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses is a nonfiction book for middle-grade readers that examines how animals and one plant defend themselves against predators. The work presents nine animals such as the mantis shrimp, which can deliver a powerful hammer-like blow, and the octopus, which uses camouflage and ink along with a single plant, each employing unique chemical, physical, or behavioral tactics to avoid becoming prey. Through clear explanations and vivid descriptions, the book illustrates how these defenses can mean the difference between surviving an attack and being eaten.