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The Very Busy Spider

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 38,498 Ratings and 1,144 Reviews

Book Description
Every young child should be introduced to this story, as great a classic as its predecessor, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This colorful picture book describes a spider's day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin a web. The other animals ask if she wants to play, but in every case "the spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web." The book is touchable: elements including th... More
Book Information
PublisherPhilomel Books
BindingBoard book (31 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages26
ISBN-100399229191
ISBN-13978-0399229190
Publication Date08/16/1995
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About Eric Carle (Author) : Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hung... more
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5/14/2011 Cassie Wicks tagged as: I read

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5/14/2011 Matthew J Wicks tagged as: Own it, I recommend, I read

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11/16/2009 jacklyn curb said:
Summary: A little spider is very busy spider works diligently creating her web. This text of this book is great for emergent readers because they can make the sound of the animal they see, and the repetitive phrase of the spider is easily memorized. The themes of this book are implicit, and one coul... more

tags: I recommend, , I read

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3/5/2008 Terry Doherty said: "Eric Carle is always an enjoyable
tags: fiction

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