spiders

"On a street of old houses, a big hairy spider is searching for a home with dark corners to hide in. But when he wakes up, he finds a hand reaching for him and a lady proclaiming that she has always wanted a kitten?and will name him Luigi! At first, a somewhat puzzled Luigi, used to being left alone to creep and dangle and spin webs, resists her kind advances. But soon, tasty breakfasts and getting tucked into bed (no one?s ever wished him good night before) have him thinking that kittens surely live magical lives. I will be a kitten! he decides. But how long can he keep up his facade, and what might be at stake in pretending to be someone you?re not?" --PenguinRandomhouse.com.

"Eight eyes, venomous fangs, surprise attacks...as if there wasn't enough not to like about spiders! Colorful photos and descriptive text help explain the body parts, characteristics, and behaviors that make some spiders special-and creepy"--Provided by publisher.

E. B. White's cherished story is sixty years old! This edition will include a moving foreword by renowned children's book author and Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. "Some pig." These are the words in Charlotte's web, high in the barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern...who loves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions of readers. To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of Charlotte's Web, Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo has contributed a poignant foreword to E. B. White's beloved book. In it, she notes, "Every word of Charlotte's Web bears the full weight of White's love for the people, seasons, animals, and arachnids of this world. And every word of the book shows us how we can bear the triumphs and despairs, the wonders and the heartbreaks, the small and large glories and tragedies of being here. We can bear it all by loving it all.".

This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals. Animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; and mammals.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and different kinds of spiders.

After leaving home, the spiderlings send their Mother postcards from the rainforest.

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.

Kangaroo helps Sugar Glider by encouraging her to eat her nutritious yet unappealing dinner of worms and spiders.

An expanded version of the familiar children's finger-play rhyme describing what the little spider does after being washed out of the water-spout.

"Adults are always telling kids that spiders are more afraid of them than they are of the spider. But what about when that spider is the size of a dog? And your parents are out? And you just saw it scuttle past the open doorway to the living room? You know it's waiting to jump out and eat you. You have no choice... you have to find it before it finds you!"--.