Leslie Bulion

"Meet spiders that spit silk, roll like wheels, scuba dive, hide under trap doors, strum tunes, and so much more. Watch as they find mates, find prey...or find mates that become prey! Award-winning poet Leslie Bulion and illustrator Robert Meganck team up again for this clutter (a collective noun for spiders) of Haiku and other short poems and humorously accurate illustrations that celebrate the amazing attributes of Araneae. The book is also packed...

Presents various types of insects using different poetic forms and detailed descriptions of their life cycles, feeding habits, and defense mechanisms.

"Nineteen poems in a variety of verse forms with accompanying science notes introduce readers to a wide variety of unusual birds."--

"Step right up and learn all about the lively participants in the Amphibian Acrobat show--from the agile Wallace's flying frog to the bouncing Venezuelan pebble toad to the tricky salamander called the yellow-eyed ensatina. These show-stopping creatures hail from around the world and your own backyard! They shape-shift and sky dive, balance and climb. You'll marvel at the astounding agility of "The Olympic Jumpers" and you'll be awed by the incredible...