Washoe County Library System

Text and photographs introduce readers to different types of spiders and their behavior.

Describes the physical characteristics, lifestyles, and environmental effects of such insects as ants, beetles, flies, and spiders.

Discusses the tiniest, hungriest and most dangerous spiders and insects in the world, using clear text and detailed illustrations.

A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.

While hurrying home to join their family for a Holly Day feast, Miss Spider and her sons become trapped in a snowstorm before meeting up with some helpful insect friends.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of brown recluse spiders.

Collages of familiar farm animals complement this tale of a determined little spider toiling away to build her web. "A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!"-- The farm animals try to divert...

When Spider's kite gets stuck in a tree, he looks to his friend Bear for help, even though Bear hesitates to leave his comfort zone.

In this expanded version of the traditional nursery rhyme, Miss Muffet has more than just one fright as the reader discovers directorial and prepositional phrases.

Learn about the wide variety of dishes--from fried spiders to scorpion soup--that are cooked and eaten by people from different cultures all around the globe. Features large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread.