But something happens to make Saker change sides and now he’s on the run from his predatory brothers. He tells of Karakoram, and the foothills around K2, the world's second-highest mountain, and the other Himalayan challenges of Lhotse and Cho Oyu, and of his climbing companion's fall into a crevasse on the trail of a snow leopard. He has had his own season of programmes on Eden television channel alongside legends David Attenborough and Bruce Parry. Including the renowned, the unexpected and the downright bizarre, this companion book to Steve Backshall's high adrenaline tour of the world's most deadly is not to be missed.

Steve s encounters range from famous killers such as the Black Mamba and the North American Grizzly Bear to less well known but no less deadly animals.From learning how to catch crayfish and cook up a meal from nature’s supermarket, to learning about tracking, and from kayaking with seals to rock climbing to see peregrines. This set includes 6 factbooks giving you all the details about deadly mammals, fish, reptiles, insects and many more.

He illustrates his tips with examples of his own detective work on land and in the water from tropical rainforests to the African Savanna, from the Arctic tundra to the desert. Steve’s great passion is inspiring others to get outside and get interested in wildlife and the Great Outdoors, and in this ‘How To’ guide, he comes up with a thousand suggestions for doing just that. If a children's television series results in a high quality, well thought out book that inspires children to read then I am happy with that! After graduating from university, Steve began writing for the Rough Guides travel series, which then led to television work. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.What would you rate out of ten because we know you like but it would be better for opinion of stars so people can know that it is worth getting? It all began after a rainy-day visit with his family to an exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. team and discover the secrets of the animal kingdom as they reveal fascinating facts and killer statistics in their guide to fish, squid and jellyfish.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Steve has circumnavigated the globe time and again, venturing into the Sinai desert , completing the Israeli paratroopers selection course, catching anacondas, vipers and cobras and (perhaps the best job ever) making “The Ten Great Dives of the World”, for the long-running series ‘Earthpulse’. The photography is fantastic - pictures of the Deadly 60 adourn every page and convey the beauty, magnificence and danger of the natural world. He has presented on the programme Earth Pulse on the National Geographic channel, as well as the popular BBC children's' series The Really Wild Show and the primetime BBC series The One Show and the Expedition series, where he visited remote places such as Guyana, Alaska, St Kilda and Borneo.

He has published several books, Venom, Deadly 60, The Wildlife Adventurer’s Guide, and Looking For Adventure. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. The book covers Steve’s travels across six continents in six months as he finds the 60 creatures that are most deadly in their world. It is packed full of facts about the animals and their habitats, and the survival mechanisms that they employ.