Various Authors - Spiders, Snakes, Bees, and Bats

MADE BY GOD Spiders, Snakes, Bees, and Bats

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I Can Read! books have introduced children to the joy of reading since 1957. I Can Read! books have introduced children to the joy of reading since 1957.

Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators and a fabulous cast of beloved characters, I Can Read! books set the standard for beginning readers. A lifetime of discovery begins with the magical words I Can Read!Visit www.icanread.com for information on enriching your childs reading experience. Visit www.zonderkidz.com for more Zonderkidz I Can Read! titles. He made all kinds of creatures
that move along the ground.
And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:24-2 God made everything. It is all good. He made the gentle butterfly and the hairiest, biggest

Spiders are not really insects. They are animals called arachnids.

Spiders are found almost everywhere. God made about 30,000 kinds of spiders. Most have eight legs and eight eyes. Spiders are carnivorous. They eat only meat. Spiders might be pests, but they eat many bugs that bug us, like mosquitoes.

To help catch food, most spiders use webs. Spider body parts called spinnerets make silk to build webs. Webs are used as homes, to catch food, and for cocoons. There are many kinds of webs spiral orb and funnel are two. A well-known spider is the tarantula. Tarantulas are furry.

They can grow to be nine or ten incheslike a dinner plate! Some people have pet tarantulas. God made everything. It is all good. He made the cutest puppy and the longest, creepiest.

Snakes are reptiles. They are found almost everywhere.

Snakes live in deserts, lakes, forests, and fields. Snakes are covered with smooth, dry scales that protect them. Snakes shed their old scales. If they do not fall off, the snake might get sick. Some snakes are hatched from eggs. Others come out of their mother.

No matter how they are born, all snakes have special bones that twist, bend, and curl. Snakes smell with their tongues. The tongue collects smells. It goes back into the snakes mouth to a spot called Jacobsons Organ. It tells the snake whose scent is on the tongue. One very tiny snake is called a thread snake.

It eats ant and termite eggs. The longest snakes are pythons and anacondas. They eat eggs, fish, frogs, and small rodents. If they eat a big meal, these snakes eat only four or five times a year! God made everything. It is all good. He made the prettiest rose and the buzzing, stinging

Bees are insects.

They have six legs, five eyes, four wings, a nectar pouch, and stomach. Bees are found in many places but do not like cold weather. In winter, bees stay in their hive to keep warm. They eat the honey they made all summer.

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