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1) Spiderwebs
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explains the process and materials that spiders use to build webs. This book’s colorful photos, clear text, and “A Closer Look” feature highlight the engineering that makes this structure such a marvel and helps spiders survive in the wild.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book introduces readers to the science behind spider webs. Students learn about the uses of spider silk and the different purposes of different kinds of webs. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
4) Spider's web
Author
Publisher
Silver Burdett Co
Pub. Date
1986, c1984
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe how a garden spider spins her web and how she uses it to catch food.
7) Spider silk
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
Explains how a spider spins its web and the many uses of that strong silk.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Readers enter the lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!