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CRRL Kids: Spiders Everywhere!

This list accompanies the Spider Power All Fun article

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  • Anansi the Spider

    a Tale From the Ashanti

    McDermott, Gerald
    In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
    Book, 1986New York : Henry Holt and Company, [1986] ©1972. — 398.096 Mc
  • "... the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur-and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did…
    Book, 2006New York : HarperCollins, [2006], ©1980. — FICTION Whi
  • An introduction to the garden spider, how it spins a web, and how it catches food.
    Book, 2009New York, N.Y. : Bearport Pub., [2009], ©2009. — 595.44 Wh
  • 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. Also available as a streaming video through Kanopy Kids.
    Book, 2005New York : Joanna Cotler Books, [2005] — FICTION Cro
  • Frightened after the scary waterspout incident, the Eensy Weensy Spider needs some encouragement from her friend the ladybug before she will try climbing again.
    Book, 2010New York : Random House, 2010. — FICTION Cum
  • Presents information about fishing spiders, describing their physical features, how they relate and differ from other spiders, and where they live.
    Book, 2012Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company, [2012], ©2012. — 595.44 Ma
  • Janice VanCleave's Insects and Spiders

    Mind-boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects

    VanCleave, Janice Pratt
    "...covers everything from crawling spiders to burrowing beetles to growing grasshoppers. This collection of simple science experiments teaches children how to identify different insects and spiders, how insects grow, what their body parts do, and…
    eBook, 1997New York : J. Wiley, 1997. — 595.7 Va
  • Photographic introduction to jumping spiders describes their physical characteristics, eating habits, and life cycle.
    Book, 2009New York, N.Y. : Bearport Pub., [2009], ©2009. — 595.44 Go
  • "A brief introduction to jumping spiders, including their habitat, food, and life cycle."
    Book, 2011Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2011], ©2011. — 595.44 Ma
  • Presents information about spiders, including different species, reproduction, differences between males and females, and some ways to protect spiders from environmental damage.
    Book, 2002New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., [2002], ©2002. — 595.44 Ka
  • The Really Hairy Scary Spider

    and Other Creatures With Lots of Legs

    Greenaway, Theresa, 1947-
    Presents information on a variety of animals and shows how even the smallest creatures have a part to play in maintaining a balanced ecosystem.
    Book, 1996New York, NY : DK Pub. ; Boston : Distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1996. — 591 Gr
  • An illustrated version of the well-known poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly.
    Book, 2012New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2012], ©2012. — 821 Ho
  • Describes spiders, offering information about basic anatomy, reproduction, webs, feeding, and general behavior. Includes fact boxes and diagrams.
    Book, 2005New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins Publishers, [2005], ©2005. — 595.44 Sp
  • A basic introduction to spiders, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to spin silk threads and webs.
    Book, 2011Mankato, MN : Creative Education, 2011. — 595.44 Bo
  • Illustrations and text provide a close-up look at the physical characteristics and habits of twelve different spiders and daddy-long legs.
    Book, 1999Boston : Little, Brown, 1999. — 595.44 Fa
  • Buster, a walnut orb weaving spider, enlists the help of Jo Beth, one of a family of poisonous but friendly brown recluse spiders, to help stop humans who are stealing from the rare books room of the Boston Public Library, where the spiders live.
    Book, 2011New York : Scholastic Press, 2011. — FICTION Las
  • Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of various kinds of spiders, including the black widow, tarantula, and water spider.
    Book, 2010New York : DK Pub., 2010. — 595.44 Pl
  • The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.
    Book, 1984New York : Philomel Books, [1984], ©1984. — FICTION Car
  • A brief introduction to water spiders, including their habitat, food, and life cycle.
    Book, 2011Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2011], ©2011. — 595.44 Ma