The spider

Elise Gravel

Book - 2015

Part of a series of hilarious nonfiction about disgusting creatures, this book looks at the spider. It covers such topics as the spider's habitats (pretty much everywhere but outer space), the silk it spins (it can trap prey and makes a nifty bowtie), and its parenting practice (female spiders carry around their eggs in a silk purse). Although silly and off-the-wall,The Spider contains real information that will both amuse and teach.

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Published
[New York] : Tundra Books 2015.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Elise Gravel (author)
Item Description
Translation of: L'araignée.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations; 22 cm
ISBN
9781770496644
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-2-This series adds two more to its lineup of silly, whimsical facts. The cartoon illustrations and use of speech bubbles make for a winning mixture of entertainment and information. Bold colors and fonts draw attention to important words, which beginning readers will find useful. Humor abounds in both titles. In Spider, the sentence "Some spiders even mimic their prey" is accompanied by an image of an arachnid pretending to be a burger as it stalks its prey (with the speech bubble reading, "Hee hee, he doesn't suspect a thing!"). Lice states that these insects are about the size of a sesame seed, while a text bubble reads, "I might be small, but to your parents, I'm scarier than a lion." The illustrations depict a louse on one page and a large lion paw on the next to add context. Ample spacing throughout makes for an effective layout. VERDICT The comic charm will appeal to a wide berth of new and reluctant readers.-Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI © Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

On the covers of these entertaining, informative volumes, readers are greeted by a smiling spider ("Howdy!") or louse ("Hey there!"). The texts go on to provide both accurate information ("The head louse is...about the size of a sesame seed") and humorous commentary. Cartoon illustrations and speech-bubble asides--"I might be small, but to your parents I'm scarier than a lion"--enhance the kid-friendliness. [Review covers these Disgusting Critters titles: Head Lice and The Spider.] (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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