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The newest AMAZING title from Brenda Z. Guiberson and Gennady Spirin is The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea! Sharks and dolphins are pretty great, but take a look deep down into the depths of the ocean where most people have never been. That's where you'll find the strange, incredible, and well-adapted creatures of the deep sea! Find out about the Vampire Squid that can turn itself inside-out, the Mimic Octopus that can make itself look like nearly any other animal, and the Barreleye Fish that has a transparent head! Young scientists will gobble this book up like it's krill.

Check out this list of ocean books for kids for more deep sea fun!

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Aaahh!!! Real Spiders!

Mon, 11/30/2015 - 10:49am by krayla

The story is so often the same: you descend into the basement to get a blanket on a cold winter night, lift it up, and BOOM! There's a spider. You could scream, dance, wiggle, flail, or... you could read this amazing new book by Bethany Barton called I'm Trying to Love Spiders: (It Isn't Easy)! Maybe it won't completely cure your fear of spiders, a.k.a. arachnophobia, but it will give you a new appreciation for all the great things spiders do in our world. Chock full of cool facts, this book informs readers that spiders really aren't that dangerous, and actually help us get rid of annoying insects. It might even make readers laugh with cartoonish drawings that let readers "squish" a spider if they're not convinced.

Coming from a reader who cringes at the mere image of a spider, I found this book both approachable and humorous. Anyone who wants to handle spider sightings with a little more bravery could benefit from reading this friendly book.

Want to learn even more about creepy crawlies of the world? Check out these great materials on Insects and Invertebrates!

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