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Collages of familiar farm animals complement this tale of a determined little spider toiling away to build her web.
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.
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
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With a giant spiderweb in the sky with the words "Surrender Olympians" written in it, Zeus and his friends know they are in for a fight, but the webs actually contain a hidden gem, Athena's magical item.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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The five senses: Smooch and Winslow use their five senses to help Bob discover the source of a scary noise. Spinning a tale: When they find a spider web, Bob and Wartz try to spin a "frog web" of vines. Learning to fly: Winslow is determined to become the first marmoset to fly. Echoes: Bob is on Broken Branch Leap calling out to the ants and hears a voice calling back to him. In good voice: Oko has a case of laryngitis and Bob looks for an animal...
4) Spiderwebs
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Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Language
English
Description
A spider's web is made from silk. Spiders can spin different kinds of silk. Some strands are sticky. Other strands are dry. Find out more in Spiderwebs, a title in the Nature's Engineers series. Nature's Engineers is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. Each title in the series features easy-to-read text, stunning visuals, and a challenging educational activity. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive...
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Publisher
Firefly Books
Language
English
Description
Spiders: the Ultimate Predators features spectacular photographs and information on the 40,000 known species of spiders throughout the world, including their habitats, hunting techniques, anatomy, general characteristics, ranges, and techniques for catching prey.
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Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Language
English
Description
"In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!...
7) A web
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Publisher
Peter Pauper Press, Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows a spider as it collects items to decorate its web from a landscape filled with insects, leaves, flowers, feathers, and seeds, all labeled for identification.
8) Bug rescuer
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Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Language
English
Description
Libby and her friend Becca are searching for bugs to finish their nature worksheet for school. They come across a dragonfly trapped in an old spider web. Very carefully, Libby frees the dragonfly and sets it free in a new home.
11) Charlotte's web
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English
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Fern is a young farm girl who rescues the runt, Wilbur. Wilbur the pig is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Charlotte's Web (2006): A remake of the 1973 animated film mixing live action and digital special effects to tell the story of a rescued pig's bond with a young girl and a wise spider. Charlotte's Web (1973): Charlotte the spider teaches Wilbur the pig, Templeton the rat and the other barnyard animals lessons on friendship, trust and love. Charlotte's Web 2: When Wilbur befriends a lonely lamb named Cardigan and learns he has been sold to another...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout - again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse...
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NSTA Kids, National Science Teachers Association
Language
English
Description
"If you know children who say "Ick!" when they spot a spider, this book will make them say "Ooh!" instead. Next Time You See a Spiderweb describes how these skilled creatures weave nature's most clever traps--their webs. It shows how spiders snare their prey with messy tangled webs and intricate orb webs. Readers will learn how spiders spin sticky silk without getting stuck themselves."--
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Publisher
Sophia Institute Press
Language
English
Description
Radiating the wondrous spirit of the season, The Spider Who Saved Christmas rekindles an ancient legend, casting new light on the story we thought we knew. Created by New York Times Bestselling Author Raymond Arroyo, The Spider Who Saved Christmas spins the enchanting faith-filled tale of Nephila, a cave-dwelling spider who plays a pivotal role central to the Christmas story. This instant classic reveals the origin of Christmas tinsel and reminds...
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