When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses

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.