Spider Names

by Susan Cañizares

Uses photographs and simple text to explain how different species of spiders got their names.

Genres: Nonfiction

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Susan Canizares is Chief Academic Officer at Learning Care Group, guiding its educational mission since 2012. A recognized expert in early childhood education, she brings over 20 years of leadership in educational publishing and curriculum development, including the School Readiness Pathway supporting learning from infancy through school age.

Reviews

[Nicole Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute non-fiction children's picture book about spiders. On one page it will have a violin and then the other will show what a violin spider looks like. It compares what object the spider is named after with the spider. Simple text and good pictures of the actual object.

[NayDoubleU · Rating 5 out of 5]

How cute!

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was disappointed to find it is just a picture with the spider's name and a picture of a similar object. Not a stand-alone reading book. More of a conversation starter about why/how the spider may have gotten its name. In the back of the book there are more facts about spiders but most of that would be over the head of the child reading an early reader book that has a picture and a single name under the photograph. It would have been better to incorporate the extra material on the page with the spider and its name.

[Willow · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite spider is the Violin Spider.

[Service Room 12 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It gives me lots of spiders names. i like it when it showed me spider pictures. By Armando