Spiders Book

Spiders strike fear into the hearts of many people, although few are dangerous to man. This exciting visual guide teaches children how to tell the difference between a black widow and a red back, and fascinating facts such as how spiders hear through their legs, and how mother spiders carry spiderlings on their backs. Five lavishly illustrated feature spreads using close up photography show detailed aspects of spider behavior such as a spider shedding its skin or weaving a web. Text includes popular stories inspired by spiders and "Did You Know" features provide amazing facts about spiders from the common daddy long legs to the exotic tarantula.