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Told in the first person as if written by Arabella herself, she describes how she was the first spider to spin a web in space in 1973, and even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Reading Arabella's diary and the story, we learn how spiders spin webs and why this experiment, suggested by a high school student, was important.

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This title in the Animalographies series takes a clever approach, and the cheerful, textured illustrations make the spiders--and space--a thing of beauty.--Booklist Rich, textured illustrations that fill the pages with blues and golds perfectly complement the narrative. Purchase for nonfiction collections about space exploration.--School Library Journal

Rich, textured illustrations that fill the pages with blues and golds perfectly complement the narrative. Purchase for nonfiction collections about space exploration.--School Library Journal

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Jodie Parachini is an American/British author and editor who currently lives in Hertfordshire, England. Jodie has written fifteen children's books, including Listening to the Stars, HeroRat!, and Flicker Finds Her Glow. In addition to earning multiple starred reviews for her work, Jodie has been named a finalist in the PBParty competition, the Macmillan Write Now Prize, and the OhZoe Rising Talent Award. Dragan Kordic is a Croatian illustrator working on children's books and young adult literature. Besides being an art enthusiast, he finds inspiration in exploring nature, traveling, and reading.

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