Nic Bishop Spiders

Kids love these books, great photographs

Awesome photographs, but the writing was not as strong. I think the book is meant to be an introduction to spiders for young learners. But I am not sure what the learner is supposed to take away. It begins with "spiders are meat eaters, like lions and tigers. But they are much more scary!" (Nic Bishop p.3) If the purpose is to introduce young readers to spiders, why start with an intro stating they are scarier than lions and tigers? It seems like this just reinforces the idea that spiders are scary. The information offered is very basic too, which makes it less interesting as an adult. But like I said earlier, the photographs are top notch. ( )

Spiders is the first in what is now a trilogy of books (and what I hope will be a long-running series) by Nic Bishop about some of the world's smallest animals and insects. Bishop does a great job of distilling the basic information about spiders, such as diet, life cycle and anatomy, into basic sentences that newly confident readers can understand and read on their own. Each page highlights one particular sentence with a larger font in a contrasting color that will pull browsers in. Almost every photo has a caption which includes extra interesting facts. What really sets Bishop's books apart though is the stunning photography. The photographs of the spiders in this book are so clear and close that you can count the hairs on each spider's legs. Kids (and adults) will want to spend hours poring over the details in the photographs. Bishop also includes a note at the back detailing some of the places he traveled to get his photographs and describing some of the techniques he uses to photograph. He very clearly states that many of his photographs come from spiders he has raised himself so that he can capture specific moments in their life cycles. An index is included at the back of the book which makes it more report-friendly as well as a glossary of the few more technical terms that can be found in the text. I can't recommend this series of books enough - they're simply fascinating. ( )

This book gives presents the information about spiders been the first predators, It shows you the sizes of tarantulas though pictures, it explains the two main parts of their body, what they eat. It also mentions that some spiders have eight eyes. Spiders are described with very specific details.

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Nic Bishop captures rare and fascinating images of creepy crawly creatures that will captivate readers. These exquisite photos are so stunning that even arachnophobes will become immersed. Interesting blurbs of information regarding spiders speckle the pages but are greatly overshadowed by the brilliant photographs ( )