Next Time You See a Spider Web

This book tells the amazing story behind spider webs: how they are made by spiders, used for protection and to capture food and moisture.

If you know children who say “Yuck!” when they spot a spider, this irresistible book will make them say “Ooh!” instead. Next Time You See a Spider Web describes how these small, skillful creatures weave some of nature’s most clever traps – their webs.

Author Emily Morgan shows how spiders snare their prey with tangled webs, funnel-webs and intricate orb webs. The book tells how spiders spin sticky silk without getting stuck themselves and it reveals the surprising tricks of the jumping spider, fishing spider and trap-door spider. Next Time You See a Spider Web is a book that children and adults alike will want to take along on their next nature walk.

Awaken a sense of wonder in a child with the Next Time You See series. The books will inspire primary-age children to experience the enchantment of everyday phenomena such as spider webs, the Moon, maple seeds, slaters, sunsets, seashells and fireflies.