Not your typical book about animal behavior!A fish who deceives her prey with an intriguing light? A bird who leaves her eggs in another bird's nest? A frog who fakes his own death? Meet some of the animal kingdom's most wanted criminals! Slippery Slick, Queenie the Meanie, Lil' Cupid --- they're all here in this hilarious book of animal case files, with rap sheets, mug shots and more for each ¿criminal.¿ They all stand accused of playing dirty, but with Detective X hot on their trail, their criminal days may soon be behind them!It oughta be a crime to have this much fun learning science!

Heather Tekavec discovered while working as a preschool teacher that children's books were a lot more fun than adult books. In addition to books, Heather enjoys writing short stories, articles and poems for children's magazines, such as CRICKET, Chirp, Highlights and Totline, and has delved a few times into writing scripts and directing live theater. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia.