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The Rainbow Web
Written by Cheryl Block
Illustrated by Gene Takeshita
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Price: $19.95 |
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Casebound | 32 pages | ISBN: 0-9761625-0-4 |
Summary
 The first book in the Webs to Whales Nature Tales, a series of science-based picture books with interactive, educational CD-ROMs.
The Rainbow Web book and CD-ROM set offers a complete thematic unit for teaching science through literature. Read the enchanting story of a little spider who spins a rainbow web. Then use the enclosed interactive CD-ROM to learn about the fascinating real-life world of spiders. The CD offers narrated lessons and interactive games and activities, as well as reproducible activity pages to supplement the lessons.
The book will engage children’s curiosity about spiders. What do spiders eat? How do they spin webs? Why don’t they spin colored webs? The CD lessons compare spider and insect anatomy and describe types of spiders and webs using actual photographs. Putting together spider puzzles offers lots of challenging fun!
The book’s illustrations introduce the colors of a rainbow, one color at a time. The CD lessons describe primary and secondary colors. A fast-paced game reinforces recognition of basic color words.
Twenty-nine reproducible activities reinforce the lessons and offer mixed practice in math, reading, and science. Try building your own spider or measuring a rainbow.
Bios
Cheryl Block is an educator and writer. She has multiple teaching credentials, including a Master’s in special education and twelve years’ experience as a special educator. She has worked in educational publishing for the last ten years and has authored three books of her own, as well as collaborating on numerous others. Her daughter is a kindergarten teacher and her son is in college.
Gene Takeshita is a freelance designer and illustrator. His work has included history and science museum exhibitions, an aquarium, graphic design, art direction, poster, editorial, and biological illustration. One of his areas of special interest is storytelling and illustrating the natural world. He lives with his wife in Monterey, CA, and they have one daughter.
Jeffrey Reynolds has extensive knowledge of both science and technology. He specializes in the design and production of educational materials using interactive computer technologies. He has created multimedia exhibits, web sites, and CD-Roms for clients that include the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Disney, and Apple Computer. Jeff’s goal is to make science fun!
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