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2) Spider life
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English
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An introduction to spiders, explaining their physical characteristics, behavior, and feeding habits.
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Roaring Brook Press
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English
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"What if you were as small as a bean and could walk on the walls and ceiling, sense vibrarions through your elbows, jump five times your body length, see the world through eight eyes, and hear using tiny hairs all over your body? That is Jumper's world. Open this book and discover the fascinating hidden life of a backyard jumping spider."--
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English
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Long ago in a faraway place there lived two mothers. One, a humble peasant woman who struggled daily to provide for her children. And the other, a mother spider who also worked hard to care for her family. And although it would appear they were as different as night and day, these two mothers had more in common than would first seem. As the only holiday gift she can give her children, one cold Christmas Eve the peasant woman goes to the forest to...
12) Spinning spiders
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Describes the characteristics of spiders and the methods they use to trap their prey in webs.
14) Splendid spiders
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English
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"Spiders are famous for their complex webs, but that's not how all of these eight-legged critters catch food. Some chase prey on the ground. Others hide and grab bugs that come too close! ... Readers will be amazed at the variety of arachnids and up-close photos, while also learning about bug behavior, life cycles, classification, and more!" --provided by publisher.
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English
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Explores the similarities between spiders and daddy long legs, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like body shape, ability to make silk, and defense mechanisms can be used to identify these common arachnids. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an introduction to the author, and an index.
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English
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"These little eight-legged creatures are often the stuff of people's nightmares, but spiders are amazing animals that are essential for our world. Told from a spider's point of view, in this book spiders set out to convince their human doubters that they really aren't out to scare or harm people. In fact, they are far too busy weaving beautiful silk structures, hunting, keeping insect pests under control and raising their young to want to frighten...
18) Spiders
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to spiders and the structures they build. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
19) Tarantulas
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English
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This book introduces readers to the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycle of tarantulas.
20) Spiders
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
An introduction to spiders.
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