Books with author Tamara Einstein

Spiders are amazing creatures! There are 38,000 known species of spiders. Did you know a human is said to never be more than ten feet away from a spider? But spiders are NOT insects! Spiders have eight legs and two bodily sections, while insects have six legs and three bodily sections.Some spiders are poisioness (and deadly) but most are not.All spiders produce silk which many use to spin webs and capture prey.The largest spider is the goliath spider which can grow tp be 11 inches wide with fangs that grow to be one inch long!

Snakes are long, legless reptiles that are masters of disguise and experts hunters. Although many people fear snakes, most snakes helpfully eat great numbers of rats and mice and other pests. The fear of snakes is called ophiophobia.Most species of snakes are not venomous.All snakes are carnivores.Snakes can swallow prey larger than their heads.Snakes don’t have eyelids.Snakes are found on every continent except AntarcticaSnakes can range from about 10 cm long to over 6 metres!Snakes smell with their tongue.

Frogs and toads are remarkable creatures. They are amphibians that live partly in water and partly on land, and they hoppity hop from lilypad to lilypad.Frogs breathe with their lungs and through their skin, and have hearts with three chambers instead of four.Frogs have sticky tongues that they use to catch and eat insects, spiders, and other small creatures. Frogs have bulging eyes that can see all the way around.Male frogs can sign to attract a mate and to mark their territory.All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.Toads usually prefer terrestrial habitats and have warty skin.

Mammals include the largest animals in the world, in the sea, in the air and on land:• The bison is the largest land mammal in Canada. It can weigh almost as much as a small car.• Humpback whales sing long, complicated songs. They use these songs to communicate with other humpbacks.• A muskrat can stay underwater for about 15 minutes. It can swim the length of a football field before it comes up for air.• Bats eat while they are flying. A bat can eat up to 1000 insects in a night.

Here are some of the most amazIng animal architects in the world. These animals have been building intricate structures since long before humans began constructing complex dwellings: • The beaver builds a den from twigs and mud often rerouting streams. • Compass termites build huge wedge mounds in order to regulate the temperature of the underground nest. • Many birds have intricate homes like the sociable weaver, swallows, the Montezum Oropendola and many others.