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Article: Seymour Simon Spiders.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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Seymour Simon Spiders
32 pp. HarperCollins 11/03 ISBN 0-06-028391-2 15.99 g Library edition ISBN 0-06-028392-0 16.89 (Primary, intermediate)
"Spiders are not the most popular kind of animal," states Simon. Generally, yes, but there's also something quite mesmerizing about them, especially when they're safely confined within the pages of a fascinating book. There are all kinds of spiders, and they do the most amazing things--produce different kinds of silk for trapping food, stabilizing jumps, and breathing underwater; leap large distances onto unsuspecting prey; and, indeed, poison victims by injecting venom through their fangs. The book's numerous ...