A new look into a unique part of the natural world from the series that includes Buzz About Bees, Lowdown on Earthworms and Bite Into Bloodsuckers.

Co—authors Kari—Lynn Winters and Catherine Rondina delve into the world of zombies ? the popular creatures of film and television. Along the way, they discover many examples of natural zombies in the real world from amber snails and carpenter ants to foot fungus, wood ticks and tardigrades.

Zoom in On Zombies helps young readers identify "zombies" in the world around us using quizzes, activities, fun sidebars and humorous trivia and stories. Chapters include: Zombies Among Us; Lame Brains and Other Zombie—Like Traits; Feeding Frenzy; Zombified; Dirty Rotters; Brain Dead; Zombie Moves; Survival of the Fittest and Zombie Allies.