This colorful first nature picture book, written by Judy Allen and illustrated by Tudor Humphries, gives children aged 4 to 7 an inside look at how they would experience life if they were a spider.
Ideal for reading aloud or as a first reader, the detailed, warm illustrations bring this familiar creature to life in a truly memorable way. Children who love spiders will learn all about their life cycles and behavior, and the witty, interactive text--beginning with the question "Are you a spider?"--will encourage readers to explore the similarities and differences between themselves and these fascinating animals.
And if you love insects, why not collect all ten titles in the Backyard Books series?
Industry Reviews
"This book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. " --Children's Literature"An attractive introduction to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots...Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout." --School Library Journal -This book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. - --Children's Literature-An attractive introduction to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots...Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout.- --School Library Journal This book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. Children's Literature An attractive introduction to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots...Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout. School Library Journal" This book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. "Children's Literature" An attractive introduction to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots...Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout. "School Library Journal"" Children's Literature This book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. School Library JournalAn attractive introduction to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots...Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout. Connie Van Hoven - Children's Literature If you come back in another life as a spider, this is the book for you. Everything you need to know to survive one day as an arachnid is covered. You get instructions on building and maintaining a web, attracting dinner and preparing it for consumption, and even tips on how to avoid enemies such as wasps and birds. Large, straightforward illustrations provide helpful visual reinforcement. The end of the book compares human children to their eight-legged counterparts, recapping the important points of the text plus giving a few more choice facts to digest about spiders. Did you know there are more than 35,000 different kinds of spiders in the world? Introducing readers to the unique aspects of just a few more specific spiders would have been appreciated. Like other titles in the "Backyard Book" series, which feature living things found in the backyard, this book can be used as a read-aloud or an early reader. This will make a very useful and friendly tool for introducing spiders. 2003 (orig. 2000), School Library Journal K-Gr 3-Two attractive introductions to creatures likely to be found in backyards and empty lots. Beginning with the title questions, the simple, conversational texts go on to present various facets of the lives of the featured animals. As newly hatched butterflies, readers are reassured, "Your wings are crumpled. They look terrible. Don't worry." As spiders, they are warned, "If you catch a wasp in your web, don't try to eat it." Ultimately, readers are returned to human childhood and given a couple of pages of extra data about their fanciful incarnations. The softly colored, realistic illustrations depictcaterpillars/butterflies and spiderlings/spiders going about their daily lives, keeping step with the text, and the focus comes back to a group of children at the close. Small carps-the butterflies have a pair of parents; the spiders only a mother. Neither species is identified, and some spiders do not spin elaborate webs. These titles are somewhat reminiscent of Mick Manning's equally engaging A Ruined House (1996) and Karen Wallace's Red Fox (1994, both Candlewick). Readers will find Butterfly and Spider comforting and helpful, with touches of humor scattered throughout.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.