Written by Jenna Lee Gleisner

Pogo Books: All About Arachnids is an eight book series that is written in a format that is appropriate for young readers that are ready for a bit more complexity in sentence structure. Typical nonfiction features include: table of contents, index, glossary, labeled diagrams and illustrations, headings and bold typed words. “Activities & Tools” presents a simple STEM activity and “To Learn More” notes ways to gain more information. Each book has high interest photos and details habitats, behavior, anatomy and diet of a particular spider. Add this series to your library for those newer readers that are ready for something more.

In Huntsman Spiders, readers learn about their size (up to the size of a dinner plate!), habitat, diet, reproduction (they don’t eat their mates) and hunting skills. Accompanying photos and illustrations are clear and often labeled. Hand this book to a budding scientist, who wants to know about a spider that doesn’t spin a web and wait for food! Highly recommended.