Garland Independent School District Review of Murderous Mosquitoes

This book is part of the “Bugged Out: The World’s Most Dangerous Bugs” book series; there are currently five other books in this series. This book sparked my interest from the very first page and the suspense continued throughout the entire book. It begins with the story of a nurse vacationing in Ghana and her ignoring a small mosquito bite she got on her leg while walking through the forest. Later you learn about her struggle to survuve and the trauma her body went throughwhile trying to recover from malaria. After the opening story, the book takes the reader into high-interest and lesser known facts about mosquitoes and the various diseases they may carry. The book is filled with fabulous pictures and uses those pictures to explain some of the scientific vocabulary found in the book. After reading this short book, I found myself checking mosquito-borne disease facts on the Internet and even exploring the linked websites on the last page. It is truly a remarkably well-written nonfiction book and would make a great addition to any elementary collection. – Amy Hubschman