This book was very interesting despite my fear of spiders. The best part about the book was the detail on the spider webs. The pages were smooth and although it was a children's book i learned fun new facts such as not all spiders make webs. another detail i liked was the involvement of kids in the pictures. The kids faces are in the background faded in a way to not pull away from the main focus of the webs. I could not give this book 5 stars because I am still very afraid of spiders and the up close photos of the spiders scared me.
I really don't like spiders but I do like this book it is very educational on the subject of spiders. Most kids like bugs and some are afraid of them but it does give children an one up if you will on how the way that spiders are in their natural habitats and how they survive in the world. Nice read I will give it 4 of 5 stars. I recommend it.
A wonderful trade book full of opportunities to get kiddos wondering about webs. The pictures! If you have ever tried to photograph a spider web (this science teacher has tried MANY times) it is not an easy task. Especially those morning sheet webs. (New term, I just learned from this read) Tricky business.
Many different types of spiders and webs are covered. Wish they would have used the word "instinct" to talk about spiders are born knowing how to spin webs. Close-up photos of different types of spiders.
This book needs to be a lay flat picture book.... kids are going to pour over these photos!
Genre: Informtional Nonfiction/ Picture Book Grades: K-5 I discovered this book in our school's STEAM Lab. I read this to the classes that came through and we spoke about how there are so many different spiders and kinds of webs. The kids used many different manipulatives to create their own spiders and webs. We talked about how each one of us are different and have different strengths and weaknesses, and that is what makes us special.