Click the Google Preview button to take a look inside this book. Hair-Shooting Tarantulas and Other Weird SpidersSeries: I Like Weird Animals!By Carmen Bredeson DetailsDetails ReviewsReviews Read how tarantulas defend themselves with their own spikey hairs. Did you know that there’s a type of spider that looks like bird droppings? Learn all about weird spiders in this great addition to the I LIKE WEIRD ANIMALS! series. Stunning full-color photographs and easy text make this science reader a great choice for any elementary library.Publication Date: 07/01/2009Copyright: 2010Pages: 24Trim Size: 9 x 7 1/2Illustrations: Illus. with color photographsGrade Level: K–3Age Level: 5–8LC Number: 2008021496ATOS Reading Level: 2.2ATOS Points: 0.5Quiz #: 131814Dewey: 595.4FormatsFormatISBNList PriceDiscount PriceLibrary Bound Book978-0-7660-3127-2$25.27$18.95 "Placing the glossary at the beginning of the book is unusual, excellent, and helpful."Eastern Washington Book Review Council"The close-up photographs make this book an eye catcher."Highlands Regional Library Cooperative, February 10, 2010"Another feature which is ideal for the young reader is a pronunciation guide for the new vocabulary . . . This book is a perfect choice for the elementary library as well as for the classroom library as it will entice young readers to read and learn at the same time!"TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, September 2009See all reviews Loading… Other books in I Like Weird Animals! 1 Loading… Other books from the authors 12345 Loading… Reviews". . . Bredeson does a fine job of bringing these often fantastical creatures down to earth . . . the text works in concert with the photos . . ."Booklist, October 1, 2009"Another feature which is ideal for the young reader is a pronunciation guide for the new vocabulary . . . This book is a perfect choice for the elementary library as well as for the classroom library as it will entice young readers to read and learn at the same time!"TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, September 2009"The close-up photographs make this book an eye catcher."Highlands Regional Library Cooperative, February 10, 2010"Placing the glossary at the beginning of the book is unusual, excellent, and helpful."Eastern Washington Book Review Council"The focus is on the creep factor, and it is successfully addressed."Highlands Regional Library Cooperative, December 18, 2009"This title will appeal to young readers who like the yuck factor . . . this book offers an engaging way to introduce students to science and supports the national science education standards."Children's Literature"Kids love strange creatures and this series has plenty of strange creatures . . . The photographs are stunning and show these creatures in their elements. The series would be an appropriate support to classroom science lessons about animal adaptations."Library Media Connection, January/February 2010 Library Bound Book: 978-0-7660-3127-2 List Price: $25.27 Discount Price: $18.95 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading… -----OR----- Click to buy at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble