Centipedes may be one of the ickiest insects around, but there’s more to them than that. This text covers the important facts about centipedes, including what they look like, how they live, and where to find them. Young readers will find the text’s age-appropriate language accessible and easy to understand, while highly detailed color photographs will grab and hold their interest. This text supports elementary science curricula.
Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes and Mites provides information pertinent to different species of insects, including woodlice, millipedes, centipedes, scorpions, and spiders. This book presents the complexity of factors influencing the distribution and ecology of animals. Organized into 11 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the characteristics and different adaptation to life on land of woodlice. This text then provides information on the structural characteristics of the different orders of millipedes, including Oniscomorpha, Limacomorpha, and Colobognatha. Other chapters consider the biology of centipedes wherein the body is divided into a variable number of somites, each of which is provided with a pair of limbs used for locomotion. This book discusses as well the large pedipalp furnished with stout chelae, which is the most striking feature of spiders. The final chapter deals with the stages in the development of mites. This book is a valuable resource for zoologists, upper school biology teachers, and university students.
A collection of old-fashioned country wisdom on all kinds of topics describes how to make and cook things, read the weather, and dowse; and provides lore on animals and plants.
Follow Jake, Najaf, Sally and others, as they experience life and have many adventures and a lot of fun. Jake, a young basement spider, grew up in a typical spider family. As Jake grows he experiences the usual things; hanging out with friends and even his first love. Jake is also trying to find his place in the community. He learns about the importance of cooperation and how to handle various situations. Changes are coming to the community and they are all concerned how it will affect them. Jake seeks to find answers to help the community. The young spiders have issues dealing with adults but they find ways to resolve it. We learn about the relationships in Jake's family. Many spiders are concerned about traditions that may be lost and for the future of their families. Jake has always been taught that the spiders have a positive attitude. He meets many interesting spiders with distinctive personalities. He has many adventures that are exciting and dangerous, but they are all educational.
What has eight legs, many eyes, and is totally gross? It’s the spider! Readers will learn all about this creepy arachnid (or bug) through this text, which introduces readers to one of the world’s ickiest animals. Written to support elementary science curricula, age-appropriate language makes the study of a spider’s body, behavior, and role in nature accessible to young readers.
The common woodlouse is one of nature’s most recognizable insects, though many people call it a pill bug or rolly-polly. Readers will learn all about this small and gross insect, discovering what it looks like, where it lives, how its special body acts as a defense against predators. Age-appropriate language makes elementary science content accessible to readers, while colorful photographs reinforce the text in an exciting and engaging way.
Mythweaver is a complete fantasy role-playing game that includes:- Six character classes, each customizable to develop exactly the character you want to play.- Ten diverse character races, ranging from mischievous brownies to scheming narglyn.- A detailed, thorough combat system gives a wide variety of options while keeping the basic system simple to play and quick to use.- An intuitive and flexible magic system, including both baseline spells usable at will and the ability to spontaneously create effects on the fly with nearly 250 unique spell effects.- An elegant skill system that gives each character unique non-combat abilities.- A complete guide for running games and awarding treasure.- A thorough bestiary with over 120 beasts.- A detailed campaign guide.- Two introductory adventures.
