Books with title Tarantula

Richard is excited about the “Invent a Cereal” class project, but he’s not so excited about having Kevin, the school bully, for his partner. Inspired by the class pet, a tarantula. Richard works hard on his Crunchy Critters cereal. He thinks it’s sure to top his classmates’ projects. even if he does have to do all the work himself. And when he decides to stand up to Kevin on behalf of a frightened second grader. Richard worries that: the project, and his well-being, might suffer the consequences. But all’s fair in cereal and war, and it’s Tarantula Power to the rescue!

Smugglers and Vikings. Shetland should be a fascinating place for a holiday, but Jack is harboring a secret and is less than enthusiastic to be there. Then he meets Izzie and her exotic pets, and things soon start to get more interesting. Jack finds an unexpected visitor beneath the fridge; a wandering tramp is not what he seems; and each night, a mysterious person waits on the beach outside Jack’s cottage. But what do all these things have to do with an unusual visitor named Octavia? Jack and Izzie unwittingly find themselves in the middle of a dangerous adventure and wondering what the next tide will bring to the land of the Viking Fire Festival. Tarantula Tide is the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2008.