Diary of a Spider (2005)

Like the other books in the series, this one was rather well done. Enjoyed it quite a bit. ( )

A humorous story of a spider who keeps a diary of his daily life. He tells about the time that he took his molten skin to show-n-tell and his friendship with a fly. Grades K - 3. ( )

This is the diary ... of a spider.

But don't be worried – he's more scared of you and your gigantic shoe! Actually, he's a lot like you. He goes to gym class and has Grandparents' Day at school. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes wind–catching lessons. Lucky for him, his best friend is a fly!

Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, the team behind the #1 bestselling Diary Of A Worm, spin a hilarious tale about the upside–down web world of an eight–legged charmer and his unlikely friend, Fly

Summary: This book is about a spider who writes a diary. He starts writing in March until August about things his grandpa teaches him. Then, on other days he would write about what he learned at school or about his day. In the end, the spider becomes friends with a fly.

Person Reaction: I like this book because I liked to keep a diary about my personal thoughts. The spider is likes adventures, and so do I. Also, the book is filled with creative language and the pictures are very humorous.

Classroom Extensions: 1. This book can used in the classroom as part of a spider study, and then the teacher can have the students do a writing assignment. 2. Teachers can read this book to their students and have their students to write about their personal thought in a diary.

A young spider tells his story of what it is like being a spider. Spider goes to school and learns that without spiders, insects would take over the world. Spider also learns how to spin a sticky web and what to do when you hear and see a vacuum, "Stop what you are doing, drop from the web, and run like crazy." Spider also spends alot of time with his best friendds, worm and fly. Together they teach each other what it is like for them in the world.
Diary of a Spider is a great book for young children to teach about spiders and how they might spend their day. Also this is a great book to teach about friendships because spider mentions how it is unikely to be friends with a fly, but once you take the time to get to know somebody you might just get along. This book can be paired with Diary of a Worm to show how they are similar and different. ( )