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Crab Spiders: Phantom Hunters

From the Series Arachnid World

Can you see that arachnid lurking on the goldenrod flower? It's a crab spider! In this book, you will learn how crab spiders are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2012

Fishing Spiders: Water Ninjas

From the Series Arachnid World

What is that arachnid running across a pond and swimming underwater? It's a fishing spider! In this book, you will learn how fishing spiders are similar to and different from other arachnids. Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2012

Jumping Spiders: Gold-Medal Stalkers

From the Series Arachnid World

What arachnid can jump up to 40 times its body length? It's a jumping spider! In this book, you will learn how jumping spiders are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2012

Mites: Master Sneaks

From the Series Arachnid World

They are stealthy arachnids—and most are smaller than this period. They are mites! In this book, you will learn how mites are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • Dewey: 595.4'2
  • Copyright: 2012

Tarantulas: Supersized Predators

From the Series Arachnid World

What is that huge, hairy spider—the size of a dinner plate? It's a tarantula! In this book, you will learn how tarantulas are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2012

Wind Scorpions: Killer Jaws

From the Series Arachnid World

What is that creature attacking a lizard with its the giant jaws? It's a wind scorpion! In this book, you will learn how wind scorpions are similar to and very different from other arachnids. Read More →

  • Lexile: 890
  • Dewey: 595.4'8
  • Copyright: 2012

Black Widows: Deadly Biters

From the Series Arachnid World

Beware of the venomous spider with the large red spot—it is a black widow! In this book you will learn how black widows are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2011

Harvestmen: Secret Operatives

From the Series Arachnid World

Follow the stealthy creatures with long, spindly legs—they are harvestmen! In this book, you will learn how harvestmen are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 595.4'3
  • Copyright: 2011

Orb Weavers: Hungry Spinners

From the Series Arachnid World

Be alert for a fancy spider web stretched across a path—it's the trap of a hungry orb weaver! In this book, you will learn how orb weavers are similar to and different from other arachnids.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2011

Scorpions: Armored Stingers

From the Series Arachnid World

Watch out for those tough arachnids with poisonous tails—they are scorpions! In this book, you will learn how scorpions are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 595.4'6
  • Copyright: 2011
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Ticks: Dangerous Hitchhikers

From the Series Arachnid World

Avoid these tiny, disease-carrying hitchhikers—they are ticks! In this book, you will learn how ticks are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: 595.4'29
  • Copyright: 2011

Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard

From the Series Arachnid World

Make way for that arachnid with babies on its back—it is a wolf spider mother protecting her young! In this book, you will learn how wolf spiders are similar to and different from other… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 5.3
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2011