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    Diary Of A Spider
    Diary Of A Spider
    Diary Of A Spider
    Audiobook7 minutes

    Diary Of A Spider

    Written by Doreen Cronin

    Narrated by Angus T. Jones

    5/5

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    About this audiobook

    This is the diary of a spider who's a lot like you! He goes to school, but he also spins sticky webs and takes wind-catching lessons.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 2006
    ISBN9780545830942
    Diary Of A Spider
    Author

    Doreen Cronin

    Doreen Cronin is the author of many bestselling and New York Times bestselling picture books, including Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Surprise!; Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack, Boo!; Dooby Dooby Moo; Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Bloom; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type as well as The Chicken Squad series and Cyclone. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at DoreenCronin.com.

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    • 5/5
      What a great way to see the world through a bug's eyes! This is a very cute book that would be great to use in the classroom for younger grades to get kids introduced to and interested in journaling. The book takes the reader through a spider's world in sort of "a day in the life of" style. Definitely worth checking out!
    • 5/5
      This is a picture book that tells a story about a spider and has eye catching illustrations. This book is a story about a spider who has his own personality so that children can relate to him as a character but it also gives valuable information about spiders.The book has large print and only a few sentences on each page which make easy reading. This book would be great for beginning readers to read out loud. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 because the story and the pictures will keep the attention of children while providing great scientific knowledge about spiders.
    • 4/5
      A humorous story of a spider who keeps a diary of his daily life. He tells about the time that he took his molten skin to show-n-tell and his friendship with a fly. Grades K - 3.
    • 5/5
      I love this book, hope the kids get the humor as much as the adults do. Exactly what the title says, Diary of a spider.
    • 5/5
      Diary of a Spider is a narrative informational text that is super cute! The illustrations are bright and colorful, and the information is presented in such a fun and interesting way, all of which helps to captivate the readers interest. This book reads like a diary from the point of view of a little spider who is friends with a fly and who admires his grandpa greatly. The element of being told from the perspective of the spider adds an extra-humorous touch to the book as well. The book is jammed packed with information about spiders, such as how they use their webs to fly and how they molt, and presents the information in a funny way. I would recommend this book for students in both lower elementary and upper elementary. However, I would suggest that only advanced readers in the lower elementary grades read this independently because it contains many difficult and unfamiliar words for most students.
    • 5/5
      A young spider tells his story of what it is like being a spider. Spider goes to school and learns that without spiders, insects would take over the world. Spider also learns how to spin a sticky web and what to do when you hear and see a vacuum, "Stop what you are doing, drop from the web, and run like crazy." Spider also spends alot of time with his best friendds, worm and fly. Together they teach each other what it is like for them in the world. Diary of a Spider is a great book for young children to teach about spiders and how they might spend their day. Also this is a great book to teach about friendships because spider mentions how it is unikely to be friends with a fly, but once you take the time to get to know somebody you might just get along. This book can be paired with Diary of a Worm to show how they are similar and different.
    • 5/5
      these books could be used to place ourselves in the shoes of animals and think how the world might be in their eyes.
    • 5/5
      Insects are great. Kids love them so authors write about them. This book is good for teaching about spiders and how they live. Grades 3-4
    • 4/5
      I found this book to be entertaining and educational. It tells what a spider goes through day to day. It also tells facts about spiders and things that they are afraid of. This is a great book to read when learning about spiders.
    • 4/5
      This book is part of the "Diary" series by Doreen Cronin that also features "Diary of a Worm" and "Diary of a Fly." "Diary of a Spider" features a spider, a fictional, fairly humorous storyline, and facts about spiders. What's wonderful about these books is that they teach young children about journals and diaries-- while also teaching them basic insect facts. Students will be preoccupied by the pictures and storyline and won't even realize they're "learning."
    • 4/5
      This book was really cool. I really liked the way the spider was humanized and told his life story from his point of view. The story showed us some of the things that happen in nature - like the spider molting out of his skin. The story also showed us some of the spiders natural enemies -as well as the things that scare spiders. They had a vacuum drill in spider school - much like we have fire drills - that is hilarious... I know you're laughing right now if you're reading this...The animations are very real - sort of. They give human characteristics to all of the animals in the story - but all spiders have eight legs. They use a lightning bug to light up the room on one page. They talk about eating dinner with the Worm's and they eat leaves and rotten tomatoes. This book is worth the read. I found it very entertaining.
    • 5/5
      This book (and also Diary of a Fly and Diary of a Worm) aren't just for children; in fact, children won't get all the sublte humor contained within this book. The story is a day in the life, as seen from the spider. Cronin has "humanized" the spider only so children can relate, they have a bed, dinner, a home, etc. The spider takes his molted skin for show and tell at school and the grandfather spider is very prejudiced against insects, claiming they want to take over the world. A good moral contained in this book, "I hope the world doesn't judge us spiders by just a few who bite."