Spider Books for Kids
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Time For Kids: Spiders! Available below.
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Fun Books About Spiders
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Recommended reading age baby-preschool
This delightful board book was one of my kids favorite books. Eric Carle illustrations are captivating for young chidden. Fun and colorful, in this book tells the story of a spider who is so busy spinning a beautiful web, she won't stop to play with the other adorable animals. The Very Busy Spider (Board Book)
Now there is even a matching coloring book!
This coloring book looks great, and wasn't available when my kids were little. Too bad though because they loved to color things they recognized. My Own Very Busy Spider Coloring Book
Eric Carle is more than spiders. Here are a few of our other favorites:
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Recommended reading level: ages 4-8
This delightful folk tale is beautifully presented here. This book is a Caldecott Honor Book and retells the traditional Ashanti story (Ghana, West Africa) of Anansi the Spider and his 6 spider sons. We learn of their adventures along their journey which concludes with the moon being placed in the sky. A wonderful book for early readers. 
Spinning Spiders (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
Recommended reading level: ages 4-8
Spinning Spiders (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Recommended reading level: ages 4-8
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
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Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Recommended reading level: ages 9-12
No list of spider books would be complete with out the classic Newberry Award Winner, Charlotte's Web. This is a favorite book in our house both as a read aloud when they were younger and a chapter book when our kids were a bit older.
Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)
See more great books for this age and join in the E. B. White debate Charlotte's Web vs Stuart Little here:
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide (DK Publishing)
A complete history of Spiderman. This book is the perfect gift for spiderman fans. It covers every major and minor milestone starting with that first bite in science hall to Spidey 2099.
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide (Amazing Spider-Man (DK Publishing))
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Some General and Interesting Spider Facts
- 1Spiders can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
- 2All spiders are carnivorous and with insects being the most common prey.
- 3Nearly all spiders inject venom through their fangs to paralyze their prey before they feed.
- 4Spiders cannot take in solid food, so convert their food to liquid. They mix digestive fluid with the prey's tissue and suck up the partially digested nutrients.
- 5A tarantula of the rainforests of Central America called the Goliath Bird-Eater is the largest spider in the world, with a a 10 cm body and a leg span of 25cm.
- 6The world's smallest spider is less than 1/2 mm long and lives in Samoa.
Spider Reference Books
Time For Kids: Spiders!
Recommended reading level: ages 4-8
The high quality photographs and easy to understand language make this book a favorite spider reference for early readers. Part of the Time for Kids! series, so you know it has to be great.
Nic Bishop Spiders
Recommended reading level: ages 4-8
Nic Bishop Spiders (Sibert Honor Book)
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Simon & Schuster Children's Guide to Insects and Spiders
Recommended reading level: ages 9-12
This wonderful reference book has information on over 100 insects and spiders. What I like best about this book is the large, detailed, full-color photographs and paintings of the different arachnids and insects. For us, this book offereda perfect amount of detail.
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Dec 30, 2011 @ 10:48 am | delete
- I didn't realise there were so many - thanks. :)
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OhMe May 2, 2011 @ 4:42 am | delete
- You sure found some great Spider Books for Kids. Lensrolling to my Writing Spider lens.
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sandyspider
Apr 3, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
- Thanks for adding my spider bag. Spider fans can add a lot of books to this bag.
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BarbRad Mar 29, 2011 @ 5:55 pm | delete
- I carry lots of spider books I don't see here. I don't even know if they are still in print. There are so many great non-fiction books for kids now! Wish they'd had them when I was young and curious. Now I'm old and curious and still read them. They are more fun than books for adults.
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sandyspider
Mar 28, 2011 @ 11:29 am | delete
- Just to think that I made a bunch of spider lenses. This would look nice lenrolled into them. Good work.
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lemonsqueezy
Mar 28, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
- Nice to see Charlotte's Web here. Spiderman was a pleasant surprise as well.
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Jimmie
Mar 27, 2011 @ 3:49 pm | delete
- Great! Spiders aren't scary.
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aishu19
Mar 26, 2011 @ 11:38 pm | delete
- These are fun books about spiders for kids
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Uncle Milton Radio Control Tarantula
Amazon Price: $14.15 (as of 06/04/2012)
What could be more fun than a realistic-looking remote-controlled tarantula. This creepy critter has light-up eyes and even has a furry texture. Eeewww. The battery operated tarantula scurries across any flat, smooth surface with spider-like leg movement, as directed by you through the four button remote control.
A Soft and Cuddly Spider You Will Want to Pet
Ty Beanie Babies Hairy the Spider
Amazon Price: $8.85 (as of 06/04/2012)
Another adorable creature from the Beanie Babies series. Recommended for age 3 and up. Who wouldn't want to cuddle into bed with a soft, furry tarantula. Great for little spider fans.
