Crab Spiders

Phantom Hunters

From the Series Arachnid World

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

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 photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the crab spider’s body both inside and out. A hands-on activity illustrates how a crab spider can quickly ambush a flying insect. Learn more about this fascinating member of nature’s Arachnid World.

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978-0-7613-8794-7
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Science
Category Animals
Copyright 2012
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2012-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 6.2
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003120, JNF051150
Dewey 595.4'4
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 900
Guided Reading Level U
Features Activities, Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, 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. Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

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Arachnid World

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