Some animals on a farm see a spider spinning a web on a fence post and try to talk to it. But the spider is too busy to respond, until a rooster asks about catching a pesty fly. The Very Busy Spider is a boardbook to feel as well as read and hear.

Collages of familiar farm animals complement this tale of a determined little spider toiling away to build her web.

A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness, in a book with a toy clock for young readers to move as the spider goes about her day. On board pages.

The young child begins to develop a reading vocabulary by matching simple words with corresponding drawings of ten familiar animals from Eric Carle's "The Very Busy Spider." On board pages.

The Very Busy Spider is now available as a coloring book! Perfect for both reading and coloring, this interactive picture book follows an industrious spider as she carefully spins her web. A cow, a pig, and other farm animals want her to play--but a busy spider needs to finish her work, or there'll be no dinner. Special artwork made just for coloring and blank pages at the end for original drawings give this classic story new life. A sure-fire hit for creative children everywhere.

This groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, and best-selling resource features more than 30 exciting instructional units that integrate all areas of the curriculum and serve as models to educators at all levels. Adopted as a supplementary text in schools of education nationwide, this resource features outstanding children's fiction books that are rich in scientific concepts yet equally well known for their strong story lines and universal appeal.

Presents activities to teach alphabet letters and sounds.

Lessons, strategies, management tips, and organizational techniques to help you lead your young learners to reading sucess, while maintaining the sense of joy and playfulness that are the hallmarks of kindergartners everywhere.