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Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout - again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse...
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In the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Stephen King's Salem's Lot, New York Times bestseller Cirque du Freak is the first title in the popular Saga of Darren Shan.
Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human / half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst
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An unseen narrator tries to convince herself that spiders are not things to be reviled, but in fact are interesting, cool even, and she should not scream, run away, or squash them whenever she sees spiders. She lists the different shapes, colors, and abilities of spiders, but has a hard time accepting them, before the end.
29) Bear's scare
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Bear cares about keeping his house clean and tidy almost as much as he cares about his stuffed friend, Ursa, so he is determined to find the spider building messy webs there.
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Los animales de la granja intentan de despistar una arañita mientras que devana su tela, pero ella persiste y produce una cosa de belleza y utilidad. Se puede palpar la tela en los cuadros.
The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.
34) Bear out there
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When Spider's kite gets stuck in a tree, he looks to his friend Bear for help, even though Bear hesitates to leave his comfort zone.
36) Have no fear!
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Seven-year-old Veronica, who is good at solving problems, starts the Fix-It Friends after she and her brother and their friends help her new classmate get over her fear of spiders. Includes notes for children and their parents.
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"Gavin, Colin, and Doug live on a cozy little drop of H2O until one day, their mother tells them it's time for them to grow up and leave home. In search of the perfect place to settle down, the three little tardigrades (also known as "moss piglets") journey to an underwater ice cave, an erupting volcano, and even the moon! They can survive under extreme conditions, but can they avoid the Big Hairy Wolf Spider?"--
39) Sylvie
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"A picture book about a surreptitious spider who gathers the courage to help the neighbors she has watched over from afar--a promising painter, a proper little lady, a mindful young man, a brave girl and her exceptionally brave tortoise"--
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"Malia, Dante, and Ivan are ready to take on the evil forces controlling 13th Street. But then Ivan is kidnapped by giant--and stinky!--spiders. Can Malia and Dante save him from their sticky webs? Each story in this hilarious and mildly scary series from award-winning author David Bowles is designed to set independent readers up for success--with short, fast-paced chapters, art on every page, and progress bars at the end of each chapter!"--