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Jean-Henri Fabre shares fifty years of careful observation. He re-acquaints us with the most everyday insects, inspiring a new interest, awareness and understanding in the reader. Jean Henri Fabre was a French entomologist. He was an exceptional teacher and his ability to write about insects in a biographical form made his books very readable. This volume describes several different varieties of spiders in great detail. Annotation Published: December...
4) Spiders
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Text and photographs introduce readers to different types of spiders and their behavior.
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Make way for that arachnid with babies on its back-it is a wolf spider mother protecting her young! In this book, you will learn how wolf spiders are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the spider's body both inside and out. And hands-on activities will let you experience how a wolf spider female keeps her eggs and young safe. Learn more about this fascinating member of...
6) Spiders
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces spiders to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
9) Spiders
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Presents information about some spider species that make interesting pets.
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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. In this book, spiders set out to convince their human doubters that they really aren't out to scare or harmpeople. 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 humans. Meet some weird and wonderful...
13) Spiders
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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of different kinds of spiders.
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Spiders provides information on habitat, hunting techniques, anatomy, general characteristics and location of spiders, the most successful of all terrestrial predators in the world. Stephen Dalton has chosen to focus on spiders' hunting methods and provides fascinating information on the astonishing array of techniques spiders use for catching their prey: trapping in webs, lassoing, jumping, stealing, chasing, ambushing, spitting, fishing, masquerading...
15) Jumping spiders
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Simplistic text and colorful pictures introduces the reader to jumping spiders.
17) Black widows
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"Explores The Fascinating World Of Black Widow Spiders. Correlated To Common Core, Texas Treks, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards." --
18) Charlotte's web
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Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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"Young readers will learn the truth about the many different kinds of snakes, how to tell which ones are truly dangerous and which ones just want to be left alone, and explore up close the unique bodies that help these reptiles survive"--Provided by publisher.
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