Vampires that stalk humans for their blood aren't real. But nature's vampires are just as creepy. From vampire bats to blood-sucking leeches, these animals feed on blood to survive. Read on to learn that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction!
"Written in a breezy, conversational style, this small but dynamic series is a Sunday buffet for vampire fans. In Real-Life Vampires, Kopp's mini-lessons on bats, leeches, ticks, and mosquitoes illustrate why nature's real blood-suckers might be scarier than the fictional coffin-dwelling, cape-wearing ones. Great Vampire Legends explains why people long ago believed that vampires walked among them, and how science and empirical observation disproved those beliefs. Vampire Life describes how traditional vampire characteristics (sleeping in coffins, being pale, and having fangs) grew out of oral tradition, books, and movies. Dramatic fonts and liberal use of captioned, full-color photographs, movie stills, and drawings add to the appeal."
