Spiders

10 best books like Spiders (Nic Bishop): Llama Llama Red Pajama, Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, The Book with No Pictures, Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom, Locomotion, Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands, Giant Squid, The Year of Billy Miller, Miss Mary Mack

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Author	Anna Dewdney
ISBN	0670059838

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts to fret. In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs, and...

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Author	Doreen Rappaport
ISBN	0786807148

The Barnes & Noble Review
Acclaimed author Doreen Rappaport and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier, who previously collaborated on Freedom River , have pooled their talents yet again in a stunning tribute to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An extraordinary...

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Author	Barbara Park
ISBN	0679826424

I have heard so much about how great these books are so we decided to check them out. I can't think of a single thing from this book that was a "good example" for the kids. None of the people say anything kind or helpful. Many things are described as "stupid, "hate," and "dumb." My kids don't talk that way .....

The Book with No Pictures

Author	B.J. Novak
ISBN	0803741715

A book with no pictures?

What could be fun about that?

After all, if a book has no pictures, there's nothing to look at but the words on the page.

Words that might make you say silly sounds... In ridiculous voices...

Hey, what kind of book is this, anyway?

At...

Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom

Author	Shane W. Evans
ISBN	1596435380

A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.

"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated...

Locomotion

Author	Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN	0142401498

When Lonnie Collins Motion "Locomotion" was seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's eleven, and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his...

Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands

Author	Katherine Roy
ISBN	1596438746

Up close with the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them—just thirty miles from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge!

A few miles from San Francisco lives a population of the ocean's largest and most famous predators. Each fall, while the city's inhabitants...

Giant Squid

Author	Candace Fleming
ISBN	1596435992

The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.

An injured whale's ring-shaped scars indicate an encounter with a giant squid....

The Year of Billy Miller

Author	Kevin Henkes
ISBN	0062268155

Award-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes black-and-white art by Kevin Henkes and is perfect for fans of the Ramona...

Miss Mary Mack

Author	Mary Ann Hoberman
ISBN	0316076147

A lively picture book adaptation of the well-known children's hand-clapping rhyme, perfect for the whole family.
Everyone knows some version of this popular children's hand-clapping rhyme, but in this adaptation, the elephant's fateful jump over the fence is just the beginning of the fun....

Actual Size

Author	Steve Jenkins
ISBN	0618375945

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world’s largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that’s bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don’t tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself—at their actual size..