Written by leading children's authors and compiled by leading experts in the field, DK Readers are one of the most delightful ways to capture children's interest and help children learn. Learn the truth about six creepy spiders -- from hairy tarantulas with real fangs to eight-eyed jumping spiders! The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin. Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned. Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.
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Richard Platt has been writing for children since 1992. One of his books, Castle Diary, was shortlisted for the Kate Maschler Award, The Times Education Supplement award, and a History Today prize. His Pirate Diary won the Kate Greenaway Medal 2002, the Silver Smarties Award 2002, and won the 'Best Book With Facts' prize in the Blue Peter Book Awards 2003.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: DK Readers: Spiders' Secrets (Level 3: Reading Alone) (Hardcover)
This is one book that I think belongs in every child's library. It is absolutely fascinating - from the tarantulas having cousins that eat birds and lizards in Australia (but if you watch Steve Irwin you already knew that!), to the fact that black widow spiders just live in Arizona, this is really a page turner and-a-half! Adults will love reading this to the younger ones and alone-readers will enjoy delving into these fun facts about creepy spiders! Did you know that one spider can change itself into an ant? I suppose my only complaint is the last sentence that has the spider saying something like: "come-on honey. Let's make spiderlings together!" I found that quite uncalled for in a child's reading book. Other than that, it's really, really fascinating reading about all the different spiders and it's one of the favorites in this house. Highly, highly recommend!
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Two boys' review: More Tarantulas, fewer water spiders would be better,
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This review is from: Spiders' Secrets (DK Readers Level 3) (Paperback)
My sons like the DK Readers books. They already own books on snakes, bugs and bacteria...and they were excited to get a book on spiders.However, this entry in the DK collection didn't meet their expectations. Young boys like jumping spiders and orb spiders that build intricate web designs. The headliner though is the tarantula -- the biggest spiders on the planet. And there just wasn't enough of them in this book to keep up my kids' interest. The author, Richard Platt, doesn't understand his audience. There's eight pages on water spiders, a creature half the size of a postage stamp. That's the same number of pages given to tarantulas. The oooh-ahhhh photo is on pages 14 and 15, a close-up of a Peruvian tarantula eating...a lizard! And that summerizes the three-star review: a kids book on spiders needs lots of oooh-ahhh photos and this one comes up short. Check out my other Amazon.com reviews of kids' books. Here's other DK Readers science books that I recommend: * DK Readers: Slinky, Scaly Snakes (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback) * DK Readers: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback) * DK Readers: Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback) * DK Readers: The Secret Life of Trees (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback) * DK Readers: Plants Bite Back! (Level 3: Reading Alone) (Paperback) * Micro Monsters: Life Under the Microscope (Paperback)
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Spiders' Secrets,
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This review is from: Spiders' Secrets (DK Readers Level 3) (Paperback)
Even though this may be a childrens' book, I've learned more from this book than any other field book I've read.
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Spiders are everywhere. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Spiders are everywhere. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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