Kari-Lynn Winters is a picture book author, poet, and performer. She enjoys being in the classroom in any capacity, as a presenter, a teacher, or as a student. Kari-Lynn's books for young readers include Buzz About Bees, Hungry for Math, Hungry for Science and Gift Days. She lives in St Catharines, Ontario.

Cathy Rondina is a published author, educator and library assistant whose writing career spans more than 30 years. Cathy's books include P K Subban, Carey Price, and Dear Tomato. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

"Zombophiles, also known as zombie fans, will squirm in delight at this addition to the series, which also includes Bite into Bloodsuckers, Buzz About Bees, and Lowdown on Earthworms. Dive into this book for the scoop on real-world creatures that share wonderfully creepy traits with zombies-like the stupefying jewel wasp, stinky zorilla, death-defying tardigrade, and flesh-eating maggot … Zoom in on Zombies is a fast-paced read with in-depth and jaw-drop­ping facts. It's also packed with entertaining quizzes, cool experiments, intriguing activities, stories, jokes, and more, and this interactive style will pull in middle-grade readers and keep them engaged … Stunning full-colour nature photos and appealing illustrations enliven the text. This fresh take on real-world zombies will satisfy the "braaaaiins" of zombie and nature lovers alike."
— Children's Book News

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Zombies Among Us
    Back From the Dead
    Zombie Obsessed
    Don't Freak Out
    Aaah! My Parents Are Zombies
    Stop the Zombie Tech Takeover

Chapter 2: Lame Brains and Other Zombie-Like Traits
    Just Your Average Zombie
    Hordes of Real-World Zombies
    A to Zombie
    How to Spot a Zombie
    Could You Be A Zombie?

Chapter 3: Feeding Frenzy
    What's on the Menu?
    Day of the Dead Snail
    Who's Eating Whom?
    Eaten Alive!
    Second Helpings
    Gluttonous Eaters
    Kiss of DEATh
    Exquisite Corpses
    What Devours More?

Chapter 4: Zombified
    Take Me to Your Larva!
    Babysitter Job Posting
    Zombie Deer Disease
    Are You Terrified by the Zombified?
    Body Snatched
    Mind Control: A Deadly Game of Mouse and Cat
    Under My Spell

Chapter 5: Dirty Rotters
    I'm Not Spoiled. I'm Just Rotten!
    Rotten Jokes That Really Stink
    Mmmm. The Smell of Rot!
    Stinkin' and Reekin'
    Rotten to the Core
    Bad to the Bone: Stages of Decay
    Rot or Not?

Chapter 6: Brain Dead
    Feeling Sluggish?
    A Sleep-like State
    Catching zzz's: Animal Zzz-ombies
    Dog Tired
    Dead or Asleep?
    Sleepy Treats to Die For!

Chapter 7: Zombie Moves
    Within 'Gaited' Communities
    Twitchy Moves
    The Zombie Shuffle Dance
    Stumbling Aimlessly
    A Mindless Wanderer
    Take Me to Your Lettuce
    Moving in Hordes and Packs

Chapter 8: Survival of the Fittest
    The Living Dead
    It's Alive!
    Who Will Survive?
    Mike, the Zombie-Roster Lives On!
    10 "Never Say Die" Facts about Cockroaches
    How to Survive Natural Disasters
       (or a Zombie Apocalypse)

Chapter 9: Zombie Allies
    Maybe, Zombies Aren't So Bad?
    Munching Maggots
    Eye Spy a Zombie Plant
    Aghhhhhh. I'm Hungry
    You're a Zombie: You Haven't Aged a Bit
    Surviving Death
    You're a Zombie Survivor!

Index
Glossary
References
Author Bios