Bibliograph

Spi-ku, a clutter of short verse on eight legs, written by Leslie Bulion ; illustrated by Robert Meganck

Type

Label

Spi-ku, a clutter of short verse on eight legs, written by Leslie Bulion ; illustrated by Robert Meganck

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8 to 12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 3 to 4

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spi-ku

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1239735209

Responsibility statement

written by Leslie Bulion ; illustrated by Robert Meganck

Sub title

a clutter of short verse on eight legs

Summary

The award-winning creators of Leaf Litter Critters present a whimsically illustrated, scientifically accurate anthology of poems celebrating the world's silk-spinning, bungee-jumping, hunting, trapping and trickster spiders

Table Of Contents

Araneae all around -- The world of spiders -- Spectacular silk -- Spiders on the move -- Food prep, mealtime, leftovers -- Worldwide webbers -- On the prowl -- Spider foolery -- Spidey senses -- Don't feed the spider-eaters! -- Trick spider enemies -- Spider comes a-courting -- Spider mamas -- Spiders in spidertown -- Our spiderful world -- Glossary -- A few notes on poetic form -- Spi-ku spider identification -- Spider hunt! -- For further study -- Acknowledgments -- Spi-ku spiders: relative sizes -- Spi-ku cover spiders

Target audience

primary

Classification