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Author
Series
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This fresh and very funny non-fiction picture book shares lots of fascinating facts about spiders in an entirely captivating way. If I'm Trying to Love Spiders doesn't cure your spider phobia, it'll at least make you appreciate how amazing they are...and laugh a lot as you learn about them."--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider - meticulously researched and utterly charming. Open this book to discover the vibrant, hidden life of a backyard jumping spider."--
5) Wolf spiders
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
6) Spiders
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Nonfiction
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs introduce readers to different types of spiders and their behavior.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Most people know that spiders have eight legs, and that they spin intricate webs. However, many people don{u2019}t know that many spiders can smell with their legs, or that spiders make different kinds of silk depending on the job it{u2019}s used for. They also come in many shapes and sizes. The smallest can sit on the head of a pin, while the biggest would fill up a dinner plate. Numerous stunning photographs of many kinds of spiders in the wild...
13) Bug bonanza!
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What are bugs? It's a mystery! A riddle! A quest! Time to find out what BUGS are about!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explores the similarities between spiders and daddy long legs and how to tell them apart [using such traits as] body shape, ability to make silk, and defense mechanisms"--Publisher marketing.
Series
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love...
19) Super insectos
Author
Publisher
Doring Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Superinsectos se adentra en el mundo oculto de los artrópodos para mostrarte algunas de las más asombrosas criaturas de nuestro planeta. Observa de cerca un pequeño escarabajo que fulmina a sus enemigos con una corrosiva sustancia química. Descubre el tardígrado, que es capaz incluso de sobrevivir en el espacio, y conoce el gusano que escupe baba pegajosa para atrapar a sus presas. Te sorprederá todo cuanto ocurre en un mundo microscópico de...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Get wrapped up with spiders! Whether they're hunting bugs in your basement or building webs in your backyard, spiders are everywhere! You may be freaked out or fascinated by these eight-legged arthropods, but if you're brave enough, there are some surprising and amzing things to learn from the world of spiders. When a sister and brother agree to help a talking spider find her missing child, they don t realize that it will take them on a journey across...
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