"In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' 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, strengthen parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!...

Spiders: the Ultimate Predators features spectacular photographs and information on the 40,000 known species of spiders throughout the world, including their habitats, hunting techniques, anatomy, general characteristics, ranges, and techniques for catching prey.

Long ago in Germany, an old woman cleans her house and decorates her Christmas tree, hoping that this year she will witness some special Christmas Eve magic.

Follows the adventures of six-year-old best friends, Sally and Nick, as they are whisked off on extraordinary voyages of scientific discovery with the Cat in the Hat. In this third volume, learn how spiders build webs to catch their prey, how wolves communicate with each other, why butterflies migrate and so much more!

A story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide.

A young spider named Walter tries to weave a very sturdy web. Can you pick out the different shapes that are formed while he is working?