Nefertiti, the Spidernaut
Nefertiti, the Spidernaut

Author: Darcy Pattison

Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.

Published: 2017-12-13

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1684443261

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Most spiders spin a web and passively wait for prey to come to them. Jumping spiders, by contrast, actively hunt by jumping to catch their food. What if a jumping spider was sent to the International Space Station? When it jumped, it would simply float. No one knew if the spider could hunt in a weightless environment. This nonfiction picture book for elementary kids chronicles the amazing voyage of Nefertiti, the Spidernaut to the International Space Station and back. She’s a Phiddipus johnsonii, or Johnson jumping spider, native to western United States. Her colorful anatomy—red, black and teal—made for stunning photography and video. In 2012, Nefertitti clocked a record-breaking 100 days in space, during which time she circled Earth about 1584 times, traveling about 41,580,000 miles.

Spidernaut
Spidernaut

Author: Jodie Parachini

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2021-10-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0807504408

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Told in the first person as if written by Arabella herself, she describes how she was the first spider to spin a web in space in 1973, and even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Reading Arabella's diary and the story, we learn how spiders spin webs and why this experiment, suggested by a high school student, was important.

Jumping Spiders
Jumping Spiders

Author: Meish Goldish

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1597167053

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Introduces jumping spiders, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

Super Spiders
Super Spiders

Author: Pam Holden

Publisher: Flying Start Books

Published: 2020-12-07

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1776547004

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Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?

Spiders
Spiders

Author: Gail Gibbons

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1430130628

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"...bright illustrations and simple text, pleasantly presented in read-along form, should be welcomed by budding entomologists." -School Library Journal

Deadly Spiders
Deadly Spiders

Author: Matt Turner

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 151243597X

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With their unique ability to spin silk that is stronger than steel, spiders make cunning traps as well as beautiful webs. This book brings you up close to these brilliant engineers, aerial acrobats, and super-successful predators. Discover the trap-door spider that can pull 38 times its own weight, the diving bell spider that lives its whole life in water, the bird-dropping spider that is a master of disguise, and more! Learn some fascinating secrets about the world's most interesting—and deadly—spiders. You'll never look at your eight-legged friends the same way again!

Spidermania
Spidermania

Author: Alexandra Siy

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823428717

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Debunking myths about spiders, this book takes an extremely close look at creatures that have both fascinated and terrified human beings. An introduction explains what makes spiders unique. Ten unusual species are highlighted with incredible electron micrograph photographs and surprising facts. From diving bell spiders that live in bubbles underwater, to spitting spiders that shoot venomous wads of spit at their prey, to black widows and wolf spiders, this unusual book will intrigue readers and help dispel arachnophobia.

Spiders
Spiders

Author: Laura K. Murray

Publisher: Creative Paperbacks

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781628321890

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A kindergarten-level introduction to spiders, covering their growth process, behaviors, the places they call home, and such defining features as their legs.

Do You Really Want to Visit Venus?
Do You Really Want to Visit Venus?

Author: Thomas K. Adamson

Publisher: Do You Really Want to Visit th

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781607531968

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"A child astronaut takes an imaginary trip to Venus, learns about the extremely hot and harsh conditions on the planet, and decides that Earth is a good home after all. Includes solar system diagram, Venus vs. Earth fact chart, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma

Author: Darcy Pattison

Publisher:

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781629440002

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"Pattison's careful research, vetted by scientists in the field, brings to life this this true story of an infant cub that must face a complicated world alone-and find a way to survive"--