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Author
Series
Mr. Jolly's third-grade detectives volume 4
Language
English
Description
Todd must conquer his fear of spiders and cobwebs in order to help his third-grade class catch a thief.
4) Abracadabra!
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition hardcover.
Language
English
Description
"Spider wants to cheer up and dazzle his friend Caterpillar using his web of magic tricks. But trick after trick fails to impress the now-sleeping caterpillar, who has tucked herself inside a tiny shell. Weeks later, Spider goes to visit his friend. Caterpillar asks him to wait as she slowly emerges from her sleep. Abracadabra! She is now a beautiful butterfly--the most magical trick of all"--Publisher marketing.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Young children are naturally curious about animals. Spiders Weave Webs offers answers to their most compelling questions about why spider webs. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In ordinary Somerset County, a young farm girl named Fern rescues the runt of a litter of pigs from her father's ax. Fern names the pig Wilbur, takes care of him, and continues to visit him every day after he is moved to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn across the road. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house" when Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her...
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 8
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With a giant spiderweb in the sky with the words "Surrender Olympians" written in it, Zeus and his friends know they are in for a fight, but the webs actually contain a hidden gem, Athena's magical item.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Spiders are creepy, but they know amazing tricks. Some species have learned to fly. Others like to hang out underwater. Spider silk is strong and flexible. Spiders use it for more than just webs. Scientists keep trying to mimic spider silk. Once they succeed, people will find many awesome uses."-- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout - again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse...
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.
12) Spiders
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to spiders and the structures they build. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."--
14) A web
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Follows a spider as it collects items to decorate its web from a landscape filled with insects, leaves, flowers, feathers, and seeds, all labeled for identification.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!...
16) Spider's web
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe how a garden spider spins her web and how she uses it to catch food.
17) Spiders
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe how a variety of spiders produce silk and use it for making webs, trapping insects for food, and for other purposes.
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