Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
by Jessica Lanan (Author) Jessica Lanan (Illustrator)
From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider - meticulously researched and utterly charming.
What if you were...
- Small as a bean,
- Could walk on the walls and ceiling,
- Sense vibrations through your elbows,
- And jump five times your body length?
That is Jumper's world.
Open this book to discover the vibrant, hidden life of a backyard jumping spider.
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$19.99
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Kirkus Reviews
Starred Review
★ Readers will leap for this magnificent glimpse at a most marvelous arachnid.
Hornbook
Lush and dramatic.
Review quotes
"Simple but cinematic...satisfyingly dramatic." - BCCB
Jessica Lanan
Jessica Lanan is a children's book author and illustrator who created her first picture book at age eight. After graduating college, she took a set of travel watercolors on a year-long trip around the world and inadvertently began her illustration career. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781250810366
Lexile Measure
560
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication date
April 20, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF003120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Spiders
Jumping spiders
Spiders
Jumping spiders
