Spiders, Level 1: Internet Referenced

Usborne Beginners

by Rebecca Gilpin

Describes the different kinds of spiders, and explains how they live, eat, and reproduce.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[ella bortell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This picture book, Spiders, is all about spiders. It discusses different types of spiders, different ways they trap food, different types of nests/webs they make, etc. I even learned a few things from this book. I had never heard of water spiders before. This book is purely informational and there is no lesson to take away from it.

This book is a good way for kids to learn something without feeling like they are being forced to read a boring nonfiction book. This book would also be great in therapy for eliciting /s/ as it says “spiders” several times throughout.

This book is in no way a necessity, but I do believe these types of nonfiction books are important. Children do not often want to read about history, but they are much more willing to read about insects and animals.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Given to Jacob for his 4th or 5th birthday by Faith and Grace.
Read again for CC1 wk 5 study of invertebrates.

[Em · Rating 5 out of 5]

Packed full of information for little ones and adults a like, I actually learned a thing or two I didn't know too. Beautiful pictures and just the right length to keep your child's attention. We have used this for our minibeast studies and my girls thoroughly enjoyed listening.

Brilliant and just what I expect from Usborne

[Harpreet Kaur · Rating 5 out of 5]

The rating and review are given by Arsh (8 years old) and Garv (6 years old). It is very informative. It has lots of pictures. I (Arsh) dreamt of spiders after reading the book.

[Kris Dersch · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always awesome to find nonfiction for little kids that conveys good information without there being too much text or it becoming overwhelming. This one hit the sweet spot. We both learned lots.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I rated it four because I like how the spiders are wonderful creatures and they are very interested

[Evrim · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book to give to children. Especially to those who are into spiders

[Oznasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

When five-year-old Oliver was given this book he expressed revulsion. It seems he had picked up on his mother's fear of all creepy-crawly things. I believe that knowledge can help to break down unreasonable fears and it is better to start in childhood before they have set in. I read the book to him and he found the illustrations engaging and asked many questions. He learned that some spiders are big and perhaps should be avoided and that some are so small he would have difficulty seeing them. Hopefully, thanks to this book, he'll be a little more rational about them in future.