Front Cover: Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard

Back Cover: Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard

Wolf Spiders

Mothers on Guard

Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level: Grade 4

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 arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the spider’s body both inside and out. And hands-on activities will let you experience how a wolf spider female keeps her eggs and young safe. Learn more about this fascinating member of nature’s Arachnid World.

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Interest Level	Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level	Grade 4
Genre	Science
Copyright	2011
Publisher	Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint	Lerner Publications ™
Language	English
Number of Pages	48
Publication Date	2011-01-01
Reading Counts! Level	5.5

Text Type	Informational/Explanatory
BISACS	JNF003120, JNF051150
Dewey	595.4'4
Graphics	Full-color illustrations
Dimensions	7 x 9
Lexile	850
Guided Reading Level	U
ATOS Reading Level	5.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz	142478
Accelerated Reader® Points	0.5
Features	Activities, Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Sandra Markle

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.

Over 500 schools participate in Markle’s Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

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Arachnid World

Enter the creepy-crawly world of the arachnid family with award-winning science author Sandra Markle! Too often lumped together with insects, these fascinating animals have distinctive characteristics and habits that are all their own. From spiders and scorpions to ticks and mites, these View available downloads →

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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Reviewed on 1 April 2011

“Photos go beyond the standard portraits to show, for instance, harvestmen mating and multiple shots of ticks feeding. Each volume also includes multimedia resource lists and a science activity designed to provide insight on the arachnid world without actually involving any live animals. First-rate.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

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