After eating a beetle, a caterpillar, a bumblebee, and other insects, a plump spider gets temporarily stuck in a waterspout.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, and lifespan of the pillbug.

Follow a young boy's heartfelt and informative adventures in The Roly-Poly Princess. When Luke discovers a roly-poly during a walk in his local park, he can't begin to imagine how important the small creature is. Suddenly, the Roly-Poly Princess appears and takes Luke on a wondrous journey. Will Luke gain a new understanding of how important even the smallest creature can be? What will the Roly-Poly Princess reveal to him? Jennifer Lehnertz grew up in Brooklyn, New York and currently lives in Manassas, Virginia. She is the director of a child development center, a professional storyteller, a board member and two term past president for the Prince William Association for the Education of Young Children, a board member of Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William, and a mentor for the VSQI (Virginia Star Quality Initiative.) Ms. Lehnertz is working on her next book, a story about cicadas. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/JenniferLehnertz

Introduce kids to the critters that make their home in a decaying old tree with this beautifully illustrated and accessible picture book. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten classrooms and science curriculums for the study of nature, forests, trees, and life cycles. An ancient oak is hit by a lightening strike, and tumbles to the ground! But don't worry—the tree is now home to all kinds of critters. Introduce young readers to termites, salamanders, garter snakes, and more animals and insects that make the rotting tree their home with a lighthearted building rhyme and realistic illustrations. Backmatter includes: Field Notes: information and fun facts about each animal mentioned in the book Activities and Projects: outlines for education projects for classrooms and families such as a day-in-the-life of an animal journal exercise, creating a picture collage of animal cut-outs from magazines, and a photo journal

Examines the life cycle of a Nature Upclose: A Pill Bug's Life

The Ticks were the leaders, and every Prole knew, because of the Ticks, the Proles' lives were blue. Roly-Poly Prole and his prole neighbors live under the tyranny of the terrible Ticks. Finally Roly-Poly Prole decides that enough is enough, and it's time to take control of the future. Rise up and speak out with our tiny hero, and learn that change is possible when good people come together.

Readers can follow the "scavengers of nature" and discover how these little creatures spend their days, what they eat, where and when they sleep, and how they protect themselves.