Spider®

A Cricket Magazine Group magazine

Language Arts for grades 2-4

SPIDER^® is designed to fascinate children at the critical time when they start to read, think, and learn for themselves. Stories, poems, and nonfiction articles are carefully selected to encourage students to read on their own, drawn along by bright illustrations and detailed drawings by famous children's artists. SPIDER also offers fun ways for young readers to practice critical thinking skills with riddles, puzzles, and other games.

• 4-page activity insert
• Nonfiction articles filled with fascinating facts
• Selections by the best children's writers

"SPIDER^® not only has stories, poems, and activities that interest children, but they are presented in a clear, easily readable, and beautifully illustrated manner." - Betsy Odgers, Teacher, The Well School, Peterborough, NH

Spider May/June 2013 (May, 2013)

Features include:Spider's Mailbox; Doodlebug and Dandelion; Candy-Coated Dragonflies; The Case of the Stolen Moped; The Poor Little Bee; Emma and the Honey Thief; Where Did the Honeybees Go?; Eau de Forest: A Woodsy Cologne; Mr. Slurmbucket; Spider's Corner; Ophelia's Last Word.