book is great Great way to inform kids bout the life of a tarantula and funny National Geographic comes up with a very clever way to make learning about bugs tarantulas in this case pretty fun.
The format is a radio host bug interviewing Harry about his recent terrifying experience of being put in a glass jar by a little girl,
Really engaging and educational illustrations, spiders are cool Talkshow host Katy Did interviews Harry the Tarantula, and learns more than she expected as Harry reveals some interesting facts about him and his species, Cute, though I may have to omit the "sack of sperm" page if I use this in a preschool story time, I keep imagining Katy Did's voice with a British accent, This is a cute story that makes a tarantula almost lovable, It tells all about them by conducting an interview and telling a story, rather than being too much
like an encyclopedia, . Note: Harry the Tarantula does answer a question about tarantula reproduction in this book, The facts in the back are quite interesting, Great to pair with a nonfiction book about spiders for second grade, May be good for discussing interviews or to use as the fiction book for a fiction vs, nonfiction discussion The NPR lover in me really appreciated the style of book! Instead of teaching about a tarantula with a traditional expository book, kids learn about them via a public radio interview with host Katy Did! Very cute, and a good book for kids that have a fear of spiders.
While this book was cute and informative, I will be leaving it out of myth grade library, It was suggested by the publisher of our English language arts publisher, I'm afraid the sperm sac page would completely derail any other learning possibilities, Sara loves to go to the pet store to check out the tarantula, So when we found this at the library it was a must to check out, I like how it is very informational, But! and this is kind of a big but, There is a part about how the reproduce bring up a sperm sac, Sara had so many questions about that, Which is normally fine, but not at bedtime, I wasn't exspecting that. Well next time I know to read new books before hand, We both really like a page at the end of the book where It gives lots of interesting facts, All in all We both like this book, It is on her reread list every night, Presented as an interview between KBUG radio talkshow host Katy Did and her guest, Harry the tarantula, this colourful picture book imparts factual information about the life of the spider in a humorous way that will appeal to young readers.
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