Disgusting Critters The Spider, (Paperback)

from sschaller

A Smart and funny kids book with great information about spiders and takes some of the scariness away. A book I do not mind to read with my children over and over. Easy enough to read aloud by my 2nd grader but not too babyish. This series by Elise Grovel is a great one.

from StephenBarkley

From my perspective, The Spider is a good book. The hardcover binding is remarkably solid-it should even stand up to the rigors of life on a child's bookshelf. The illustrations remind me of a learning to draw book I had when I was a child (in a good way). The book is also chock-full of interesti...

from aethercowboy

The Spider, part of a larger series on "disgusting creatures", presents a collection of facts, peppered with humorous asides, that aims to teach children about the benefits of particular "disgusting creatures." As this was a children's book, I field tested it on a child (my daughter). The end res...

from sullijo

Elise Gravel's "The Spider" is the second book in the "Disgusting Critters" series we have read and, like the first, our children enjoyed getting to know the common spider through the whimsical drawings and simple prose. My one caveat about the series is that it's primarily aimed at young childre...

from kleahey

Elise Gravel's new Disgusting Creatures book presents its readers with a digestible amount of information in an entertaining package. I believe that the content of this volume, however, is a bit shallow, even for an introductory lesson. I also find the way in which gender roles are portrayed via ...