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Spiders
by
Nic Bishop
For the first to third grade set, spiders are fascinating and suitably gruesome, especially when looked at in EXTREME close-up. Amazing images show the beauty and otherworldliness of spiders. Simple, engaging text conveys basic information about spiders as well as cool and quirky facts. One stop-action montage shows a spider leaping twenty times its body length!
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Scholastic Nonfiction
(first published 2007)
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Sibert Honor Book
For grades 2-8
Stunning photographs accompany the text describing the life-cycle, habits and characteristics of a variety of spiders.
The high quality, close-up, full page photographs alone make this book a must-read for fans of spiders. In addition, the narrative text is fact-filled but entertaining, occasionally using a larger font for emphasis. The basics of spider life are woven into fun facts about many types of spiders, using humor and shock value...more
Sibert Honor Book
For grades 2-8
Stunning photographs accompany the text describing the life-cycle, habits and characteristics of a variety of spiders.
The high quality, close-up, full page photographs alone make this book a must-read for fans of spiders. In addition, the narrative text is fact-filled but entertaining, occasionally using a larger font for emphasis. The basics of spider life are woven into fun facts about many types of spiders, using humor and shock value...more
"EW!!!"
"Wait a second... What is THAT?!"
"That is actually pretty cool."
All these phrases were spoken out loud while I was reading this book. Sometimes they were spoken multiple times. I went into this reading this book, expecting to be completely horrified about what I was about to see. I had heard about this book prior to reading it and knew that the pictures were very very graphic. LIFE. SIZE. PICTURES. OF. SPIDERS. There is nothing right about that sentence. But, my overall reaction about th...more
"Wait a second... What is THAT?!"
"That is actually pretty cool."
All these phrases were spoken out loud while I was reading this book. Sometimes they were spoken multiple times. I went into this reading this book, expecting to be completely horrified about what I was about to see. I had heard about this book prior to reading it and knew that the pictures were very very graphic. LIFE. SIZE. PICTURES. OF. SPIDERS. There is nothing right about that sentence. But, my overall reaction about th...more
The picture book Spiders, was very interesting and informative. The author, Nic Bishop, does an amazing job of informing children about the many spiders that share the world with us. This book is one of the many books published by Nic Bishop. He has a collection of picture books on different animals, like snakes, lizards, butterflies and many more. In this particular book, the author talks about the many types of spiders that exist, the way they live and the features that makes each spider uniq...more
Creepy & captivating all at the same time!: A Sibert Honor Book worthy of all it’s praise. I’ve never been a fan of spiders. In fact, I don’t know many people who are, but I dare you to read this book and try and close it. It’s photographs taken by none other than Nic Bishop himself are meticulously planned and plotted. They’re so vivid they almost feel like they could crawl off the page. I found myself actually studying the pictures, noticing things I’d never been close enough to a spider l...more
This picture book shares a large colorful photograph beside a one page/one-two paragraph of text describing that particular spider. It icludes cptions with additional information, a short glossary, a centerfold photograph of a junping spider and a section about the autor/photographer.
I enjoyed the colorful close-ups photographs of the spiders. When I taught First Grade we taught a unit about spiders focusing on non-fiction information. The culminating activity was to cut spider bodies out of con...more
I enjoyed the colorful close-ups photographs of the spiders. When I taught First Grade we taught a unit about spiders focusing on non-fiction information. The culminating activity was to cut spider bodies out of con...more
Spiders by Nic Bishop is a great learning tool for almost any age. It contains an index to find specific spiders and a glossary to explain the "spidery" terms. This book contains closeup, clear, photographs. Some of these photographs were taken in the wild while others were taken in artificial settings that met the natural environment of the spider. The reader finds this out in the author's note at the end of the book.
The book was riveting and very real. I had to appreciate these details even th...more
The book was riveting and very real. I had to appreciate these details even th...more
I gave this book five stars. How can anyone not want to investigate Spiders by Nic Bishop after seeing the large, detailed, colorful and mesmorizing photo of the spider on the book's cover? The oversized photos throughout the book illustrate how a variety of spiders hunt their prey, spin their web, as well as describe their anatomy. Along with captivating photos, variation in the size and color of the font enhances the information in this descriptive non-fiction. Young readers interested in find...more
Recommended for grades 2nd-5th
This picture book is packed with amazing facts about these highly successful predators. The text explains that spiders were around more than 350 million years ago, long before lions and tigers; and that today more than 38,000 types still exist and are doing just fine. Bishop, a biologist and an expert photographer, uses beautiful full-color photos to bring exciting science to children. General facts about spiders are here: the difference between spiders and insects,...more
Spiders
5 out of 5 stars
The pictures in Bishop’s book add a tremendous amount of depth to the book. The pictures are vivid, up close, and very life-like. I turned the page once and was startled, because the images seemed to jump out into my lap. The pictures are full page, and sometimes they take up more than an entire page. One page in the middle of the book folds out into a series of four pages, brilliantly illustrating the movement of a jumping spider. The text is well-written and concise,...more
5 out of 5 stars
The pictures in Bishop’s book add a tremendous amount of depth to the book. The pictures are vivid, up close, and very life-like. I turned the page once and was startled, because the images seemed to jump out into my lap. The pictures are full page, and sometimes they take up more than an entire page. One page in the middle of the book folds out into a series of four pages, brilliantly illustrating the movement of a jumping spider. The text is well-written and concise,...more
The photographs in this book are incredible! I have learned so much about spiders. I never knew the number of legs is the difference between a spider and an insect. I also didn't know that spiders sucked their prey from the inside out leaving only a crusty skelton. I believe childen would be fascinated by this book. The pictures are so vibrant and full of bold colors. The close up photographs make each spider come alive sometimes too alive for my taste. The photographs are so graphic that I won'...more
I read a different title by Bishop called Frogs. I gave it 5 stars.This book was most amazing to learn the life cycle of the frog. It will be useful when I'm teaching about habitats to my students. The see through frog called a Glass Frog was the most surprising species I learned about in my reading of the book. With this tiny frog of Central and South America you don't need an x-ray machine to see his inner workings. I chose this book to read because of the interest I share with my Zooligist so...more
Spiders are creepy, crawly and scary, but Nic Bishop’s book, Spiders, still makes you want to know more. The amazing pictures grab your attention and keep you turning the page even if it turns your stomach. He manages to find many unusual subjects and photograph them up close so you can see the smallest details like the spines on the legs of the green lynx spider. He also includes pictures of a tarantula eating and a wolf spider carrying her babies on her back.
The text includes so many facts tol...more
The text includes so many facts tol...more
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“Spiders were hunting long before lions and tigers. They were hunting even before Tyrannosaurus rex.” Nic Bishop’s book Spiders, a 2008 Sibert Honor Book and winner of several other awards/honors, not only provides a plethora of details about the tiny insects, it also gives an up-close and personal look at a variety of species. The photos are appropriate for all ages that do not mind seeing spiders, yet the text is appropriate for students in grades 3-8. At times, the details can get very specif...more
This book is simply amazing! Nic Bishop's photography is stunning and impressive. The fact that his work is being shared with kids is very exciting because his pictures are good enough to appear in magazines, textbooks or online. I just completed a science unit on spiders with my first graders and they were mesmerized by this book. As a teacher, I couldn't have found a better book to spark my students' interest. The text is also very appropriate for elementary school students. The reading level...more
2010 Monarch Award master list
Well, for those of you who thought Nic Bishop's Frogs was gross, welcome to Nic Bishop's Spiders. Like Frogs, Spiders has 'fun' facts like they have blue blood (who knew they had blood at all?) and they liquify their prey with poison so they can drink their food. Spiders all have eight eyes, but it's clear from these photographs that they're not always arranged the same: some have 2 rows of 4, some have all 8 in a circle on top of their head, or rather, cephalotho...more
Well, for those of you who thought Nic Bishop's Frogs was gross, welcome to Nic Bishop's Spiders. Like Frogs, Spiders has 'fun' facts like they have blue blood (who knew they had blood at all?) and they liquify their prey with poison so they can drink their food. Spiders all have eight eyes, but it's clear from these photographs that they're not always arranged the same: some have 2 rows of 4, some have all 8 in a circle on top of their head, or rather, cephalotho...more
If, like me, you are not fond of spiders, then this book is going to make your skin crawl. But you should still read it. The information in this book is interesting and it's presented in a way that really turns "eew, spiders," into "cool, spiders!" My nephew is also not a huge spider fan, and when we started reading this book he was covering his eyes. By the time we were several pages in, however, he was remarking upon how neat some of the spiders looked, was naming the green ones as his favorit...more
As I flipped through the pages of the book Spiders I was amazed by the incredible photographs! The pictures capture every detail of the spiders which provides children the opportunity to see every aspect of spiders. For each spider displayed in the pictures, the author, Nic Bishop, has a caption for them. I appreciated this because it allowed me to know what type of spider I was looking at. Spiders is a wonderful book that is very informative from the words on the pages to the pictures throughou...more
In reading “Spiders” by Nic Bishop I found the book very informative. The pictures were big and clear and offered an up close view of the numerous details that can make each spider unique. I you do not like spiders than I suggest you do not read this book, for the images depicted in the photos offer a realistic view of the spiders, fangs, hair, and all. If you or your child are the ones that find spiders fascinating and interesting than this book is for you. I do believe that the text in this bo...more
Spiders by Nic Bishop was an intresting book. I kind of figure out that it was going to be all about spiders by the cover of the book. The book describe the difference between a spider and an insect. The different types of spiders and how they hunt for insects or other small animals.
It also mentions the biggest spider called Goliath birdeater tarantula which lives on the rain forest floor. I would hate to meet this tarantula face to face. I also learned that the wolf spider is the only one that...more
It also mentions the biggest spider called Goliath birdeater tarantula which lives on the rain forest floor. I would hate to meet this tarantula face to face. I also learned that the wolf spider is the only one that...more
Spiders is one scary book if you don’t like our eight legged friends. The pictures are awesome, but they make you want to pull your hand right off the page. Nic Bishop used the beautiful pictures to pull you in but encourages reading with all the interesting information he put in the book. On one page he talks about the Goliath birdeater tarantula, which is the biggest spider in the world. But rather than just saying it he also referenced the fact that they are the size of the page. If I were y...more
As a 3rd grade science teacher, I found this book to be extremely good. The photographs are absolutely amazing; you can see such detail on the spiders! I also really appreciated that the captions explained what the spider was doing in the picture. The information contained in the text was very detailed, yet the vocabulary was not too difficult for intermediate aged children. I also liked how there was a sentence on each page that was a larger font and gave a general fact that was further explain...more
This book earns 5 stars. It is an excellent preschool or kindergarten resource for teaching nonfiction texts. This book would be useful to introduce captions, glossary, index and photographs. Teachers needing a short read aloud for preschool children could read only the larger font words. Older children would appreciate the additional text. A group of children seated around a teacher will be able to see the large pictures.
The close up photographs show fine detail.The whole page plate will leave...more
The close up photographs show fine detail.The whole page plate will leave...more
Nic Bishop does an incredible job with his book of Spiders. I am definitely not a fan of these eight legged creatures, but it gave me the only opportunity that I will ever take of getting up close and very personal with these creatures. The photography captured by Bishop is magnificent, you able to see the smallest details from their tiny eyes to the hairs on their body. The details featured in this book are a one-hundred percent guarantee to capture the attention of any young reader. Spiders pe...more
I swear I felt something crawling on through out the whole book that's how realistic this book is. Although I hate spiders Nic Bishop did a great job capturing spiders in action pictures. This book is a great informative book about a lot of different types of spiders with the basic information on how many legs they have to information like how they hunt for their prey. This book is a good children's book cause its easy to read with great pictures and very interesting new facts I didn't even know...more
Wow! I don't recommend this book if you are as afraid of spiders as I am, I couldn't really think about much more than spiders crawling all over my skin while reading this book...but it was very informative! I learned a lot about spiders and that they are actually around for GOOD use! Can you imagine that?! It is filled with vibrant colors and life like pictures of spiders. This would be a great book for teachers to introduce to their students, especially when introducing spiders during a lesson...more
Amazing close-up photographs of spiders are paired with easy-to-read yet very interesting text. Facts I learned: Spiders have blue blood. A spider can recognize the taste of its own silk by touching it. A spider can "recycle" its silk by eating it. Some tarantulas can live for thirty years. Wolf spiders carry their egg sacs, even when they hunt. They also carry their young on their back for a few days.
Nic Bishop includes an author's note at the end giving some details on his spider trips, the s...more
Nic Bishop includes an author's note at the end giving some details on his spider trips, the s...more
Spiders by Nic Bishop was an interesting and informative book. To begin with, I have a fear of spiders, so it was not so easy to pick up this book and read due to the photographs. But I’ve got to say that it provided so much information and the pictures were amazing! Any reader who is fascinated with spiders or needs to write a report can find this book to be useful and enjoyable. I love how he describes the way he took pictures of these creatures and was surprised to find out that many of them...more
This illustrated book by author and photographer Nic Bishop is amazing. Bishop says that spiders have been in existence for more that 350 million years and that there are more than 38,000 types of spiders. He goes on and describes the anatomy of the spider and how it differentiates from insects. He compares spiders to humans and how they are different from us. He describes how they the spiders can make different types of webs and how they capture their prey. Through his amazing photography, he w...more
Spiders, by Nic Bishop is a perfect example of a book that I wrongly judged by its cover. At first glance I didn't believe that this book would hold my attention, but in fact it was similar to a car wreck in that I could not stop myself from looking at the pictures. Nic Bishop captured spiders in a way that I found captivating and in much greater detail than I would ever hope to see a live spider. This book would interest children from grades 1 to 3 and even children that are older than that. Th...more
Nov 27, 2012
Arielle
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I have to say this book freaked me out from the beginning to the end! This had to be one of the most realistic illustrations I've ever seen! I'm terrified of spiders and I think this book made my fear even worse! I love how this book is informational at the same time as captivating. This is a great book for all ages. I learned many facts such as a spider can recycle it's web by eating it! Since I have such a phobia of spiders I don't know if I will be reading this book often, but I'm almost posi...more
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