Books with title A Spider

The Caring for My Pet series will teach you how to properly care for your pet and provide compelling animal facts along the way. Each title features information about breeds, life cycle, and behaviors, and offers tips on how to feed, groom, and care for your pet. Readers will discover how rewarding pet ownership can be, while learning about the responsibilities of having a pet. Spider makes it fun and easy for beginners to learn about caring for their favorite pet spiders, from pinktoe tarantulas to golden silk orb weavers.

A young child spots a jumping spider on her back porch. She keeps watch on the spider, recording its hunting, feeding, and mating activities in her diary. Readers will follow along as the narrator observes jumping spiders' behavior up close, including the development from eggs to babies through molting and becoming an adult spider. Colorful photos, diagrams, and clear, age-appropriate text will engage young readers as they explore the life cycle, natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these incredible creatures. The diary format models scientific observation and critical thinking--and encourages children to keep notebooks recording their own investigations into the natural world.

Find out what spiders are like as pets and what care they will need. Information is provided on housing, feeding and grooming and other essential elements of pet care. Learn all about spiders with advice from how to choose the right breed and find the right cage, to keeping your spider happy and healthy. Also included are amazing fact files about specific species. Fantastic photographs bring the animals to life!