"Provides comprehensive information on spiders and the process of how they make webs"--Provided by publisher.

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to spiders and the structures they build. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."--Provided by publisher.

"Spider wants to cheer up and dazzle his friend Caterpillar using his web of magic tricks. But trick after trick fails to impress the now-sleeping caterpillar, who has tucked herself inside a tiny shell. Weeks later, Spider goes to visit his friend. Caterpillar asks him to wait as she slowly emerges from her sleep. Abracadabra! She is now a beautiful butterfly--the most magical trick of all"--Publisher marketing.

"A first "person" account of the first spider to spin a web in space, and why the 1973 experiment, suggested by a high school student, was important. Includes a fact sheet."--

Los animales de la granja intentan de despistar una arañita mientras que devana su tela, pero ella persiste y produce una cosa de belleza y utilidad. Se puede palpar la tela en los cuadros. The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.

"In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!...

"A young pig depends on a rat, a spider, and a little girl to prove that, even as a runt, he's still special. As his days become numbered, it will take a miracle to save his life. Special features include: additional scenes, bloopers, commentary, music videos, and more." --

Text and photographs describe how a variety of spiders produce silk and use it for making webs, trapping insects for food, and for other purposes.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of spiders and how they use their silk for weaving webs and other purposes.