Overview

One spider is as big as a dinner plate. Another one is as tiny as the tiniest raindrop. How does it help a spider to be so big? And how could it help another spider to be so small? Spiders Biggest! Littlest! answers these and other fascinating questions. Stunning photos of spiders from around the world show how spiders live. Each kind has features—big or small—that help it live in its special part of the world. The variety of eight-legged silk spinners is amazing, and some of the most astonishing examples are here in the latest offering by internationally recognized science writer Sandra Markle. The photographs are by Dr. Simon Pollard, who has traveled the globe to study how spiders live and snap their photographs along the way. Young readers will quickly find themselves bitten by a new fascination for some of nature's most interesting creatures.

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Author:   Sandra Markle ,  Dr. Simon Pollard
Publisher:   Boyds Mills Press
Imprint:   Boyds Mills Press
Edition:   large type edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.125kg
ISBN:  

9781590788752

ISBN 10:   1590788753
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This accessible introduction with large-print text focuses on seven spiders and explains why their size gives them an edge over other species. ... Amazingly detailed, close-up color photographs appear on every spread. ... Well organized and clearly written, this engaging work offers important insights into spider physiology. --School Library Journal

Markle effortlessly engages the youngest science reader and stimulates the curiosity of less able older readers. . . . A good beginning to inspire discussion of animal adaptation. --Kirkus Reviews This engaging work offers important insights into spider physiology not present in many other overviews. --School Library Journal

Markle effortlessly engages the youngest science reader and stimulates the curiosity of less able older readers. . . . A good beginning to inspire discussion of animal adaptation. --Kirkus Reviews This engaging work offers important insights into spider physiology not present in many other overviews. --School Library Journal

Markle effortlessly engages the youngest science reader and stimulates the curiosity of less able older readers. . . . A good beginning to inspire discussion of animal adaptation. -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Sandra Markle has written more than seventy nonfiction books about science for children. She has won more than thirty awards for her work. In addition to her books, Ms. Markle has developed science specials for television as well as Internet-based educational programs. She lives in New Zealand. Dr. Simon Pollard is a biologist, natural history writer, and photographer. He is Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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