Books with title Spider

Children will love this amazing series about the life cycles of animals and other living things! Created by Bobbie Kalman, this beautiful set of books takes young readers through the fascinating process of life that all living things share--birth, growth, and adulthood. Carefully designed and written, each book clearly shows that a life cycle does not simply describe the life of one living thing but the continuation of its entire species.

The explosive tale of Marvel Comics’ crime-fighting superheroSPIDER-MANIt begins with an orphan named Peter Parker, raised by his beloved Aunt May and Uncle Ben in Queens, New York. A quiet student, he works diligently at his studies and pines for the beautiful Mary Jane Watson. But this ordinary teenage boy is about to have his life turned upside down, when he is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Suddenly, he finds himself possessed of spectacular powers. He is now and forever Spider-Man!Follow Spider-Man’s action-packed journey, from his struggle to harness the extraordinary gifts that will prove to be both blessing and curse, to his fight to save innocent lives while the media tears him to pieces. It all leads up to his ultimate battle high above New York streets, against the death-dealing madman known as the Green Goblin. While the city watches helplessly and countless lives hang in the balance, Spider-Man confronts his archnemesis, and the Goblin puts Spider-Man’s vow to fight crime to the ultimate test . . .

Plenty of natural history books look at animal life from an outsider's viewpoint. Now it’s time for some inside knowledge! Read about the perils of growing up a spider in Spider’s very own diary.Young readers will find out all about how Spider spins her incredible silken web, which creatures she likes to catch — and EAT — in it, and what happened the day she got trapped in The Giant’s House — aargh!The Animal Diaries series includes personal accounts written by young animal diarists. Sometimes funny, often scary, these firsthand accounts are highly entertaining, giving readers an intriguing insight into the life of each animal.Animal Diaries includes:Tyrannosaurus Rex (978-1-60992-255-9) Spring 2014Spider (978-1-60992-252-8) Spring 2014Penguin (978-1-60992-502-4) Spring 2014Lion (978-1-60992-615-1) Spring 2014

Spiders help us by eating insects that are harmful to people and crops. From baby spiderlings to large tarantulas, here is information about ballooning, molting, and how different spiders build their webs. Spiders have been on earth since before the first dinosaurs. About 30,000 kinds of these creatures are known to be living, and more are still being discovered.