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3) Spiders
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There are over thirty thousand kinds of spiders in the world--small and large, colorful or gray--and they live, hunt, and adapt in different ways. A number of different species and spider behaviors are highlighted in this book, accompanied by clear, labeled illustrations and important vocabulary."--Publisher's description.
4) Spiders!
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Get the inside scoop on the world's most fascinating creatures! Meet a real spider-man. Discover the secrets of spider silk. Find out what makes spiders different from ordinary bugs. Learn more than fifty fun facts about these crawly critters.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
160 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm.
Language
English
Description
With more than 100 different families and 40,000 individual species, spiders are among the most successful creatures on Earth. Highly adaptable, they live almost everywhere, from equatorial rainforest to Arctic tundra. And they come in a huge range of shapes and sizes, from the tiny Patu digua, measuring less than half a millimeter, to the immense bird-eating tarantula, which can reach a span of eleven inches. In The Private Life of Spiders, spider...
6) Spiders
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
c2007, 2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. photos. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces spiders' habitats, diets, hunting methods, life cycle, predators, and defenses, as well as the unique traits of some spider species.
This book introduces the world of spiders, from bolas to wheel spiders.
Author
Publisher
Chartwell Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Over 90 species of spiders described, with a practical introduction and detailed description of a spider's body. Clear, concise text with symbols providing at-a-glance information. Stunning photographs of spiders from all around the world.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in spider literature. First published in German in 1979, the book is now in its third edition, and has established itself as the supreme authority on these fascinating creatures. Containing five hundred new references, this book incorporates the latest research while dispelling...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth is a middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries. With its featured bugs organized by categories that match the upper elementary science curriculum, this humorous, fascinating,...
11) Arachnids
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
With around 11 distinctive lineages and over 38,000 species of spiders alone, arachnids are an amazingly diverse group of invertebrates — and with names like the Goliath Bird-Eating Spider, the Tailless Whip Spider, and the Harvestman, they can be both spectacular and captivating. Most books about arachnids focus on spiders, neglecting scorpions, ticks, mites, wind spiders, and other fascinating yet poorly understood groups. This adventurous volume...
Publisher
Distributed by KidVision
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kids explore the musical mysteries of sound during a spooky trip to the haunted house. In the next episode they learn about nocturnal creatures and finally they discover the ingenious hunting skills of spiders.
14) Bugs
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing]
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the strange lives of all kinds of bugs. Discover what bugs look like close-up and read vivid descriptions of how they move, eat, grow, hunt and defend themselves.
Author
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xi, 363 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide fills the void for a photographic identification guide to commonly encountered eastern U.S. spiders. Although not a taxonomic key or scientific treatise, this welcome book contains a wealth of information not seen elsewhere. After a brief introduction to spider anatomy, silk and webs, spider ecology, and classification, the book covers descriptions of families and common species. For each...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An expanded version of the familiar children's song describing what the little spider does after being washed out of the water-spout.
17) The bugliest bug
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[26] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
All kinds of insects compete to see who is the "bugliest" bug of all, but there is a sinister surprise behind the contest.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers learn all about spiders from around the world, and that despite their bad reputation, many of them are here to help.
20) Bear's scare
Author
Series
Bear and Spider volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bear cares about keeping his house clean and tidy almost as much as he cares about his stuffed friend, Ursa, so he is determined to find the spider building messy webs there.
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