Nefertiti, the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space
By Darcy Pattison.
Description
2017 National Science Teacher's Association Outstanding Science Trade Book2016-17 Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award reading listTHE AMAZING VOYAGE OF NEFERTITI, THE SPIDERNAUT Most spiders spin a web and passively wait for prey to come to them. Jumping spiders, by contrast, actively hunt by jumping to catch their food. What if a jumping spider was sent to the International Space Station? When it jumped, it would simply float. No one knew if the spider could hunt in a weightless environment. This nonfiction picture book for elementary kids chronicles the amazing voyage ...
ISBN(s)
1629440604, 9781629440606
