Cañon City Public Library

This book provides simple text and supportive images introducing beginning readers to the physical characteristics of bumblebees.

It seems that every kid goes through a "bug" phase. When your child or classroom can't resist collecting caterpillars, ladybugs, and crickets, this collection of poems makes a fun and educational companion. This book contains 31 poems and nursery rhymes that are perfect for budding entomologists and those who haven't outgrown their sense of wonder when seeing a spider's silken web. Familiar favorites like "The Ants go Marching" and "Itsy Bitsy...

A clever spider is lonely and longs to become a family pet.

"The Spider Who Saved Christmas tells the tale of what happened to the Holy Family on their way to Egypt after receiving the message of the angel. When Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are in danger of being discovered and harmed by Herod’s murderous soldiers, a cave-dwelling spider named Nephila risks her and her children’s safety to help her hallowed visitors."--publisher's website.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! All Josh and Danny Phillips want to do is play in the yard with their dog, like regular eight-year-olds. Unfortunately, their crazy neighbor Miss Potts makes sure that they never have any fun. When the boys accidentally stumble on Miss Potts's secret—that she is working on experiments that change people into bugs—they find...

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! When Petty Potts leaves town, she puts Danny and Josh in charge of some of her special S.W.I.T.C.H. spray. But leave it up to the nutty scientist to put S.W.I.T.C.H. spray in a bottle identical to their sister Jenny's hairspray. When Danny and Josh's big, annoying sister transforms into a little, annoying crane fly, it's up to...

Text and illustrations introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various species of spiders.

Butterflies are as light as a feather and as old as the dinosaurs. Wherever dinosaurs roamed, butterflies were not far behind. Long after the dinosaurs disappeared, butterflies are still bringing joy and beauty to our world.

Meet the hair-raising tarantulas that capture and eat small birds and the jumping spider that pounces like a cat! Let's explore the amazing talents of these eight-legged web spinners. In this book, readers in grades 4-8 will learn about spiders' hunting habits, their web-making skills, and their habitats. This series introduces young readers to some curious, cute, and downright strange facts about plants and animals. These high-interest books feature...

Which animal is called Black Death? Did you know one of the most dangerous animals eats only grass and plants? Some animals kill by biting and fighting, others are deadly to touch!