The Very Busy Spider

A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness, in a book with a toy clock for young readers to move as the spider goes about her day. On board pages.

The young child begins to develop a reading vocabulary by matching simple words with corresponding drawings of ten familiar animals from Eric Carle's "The Very Busy Spider." On board pages.

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The Very Busy Spider is now available as a coloring book! Perfect for both reading and coloring, this interactive picture book follows an industrious spider as she carefully spins her web. A cow, a pig, and other farm animals want her to play--but a busy spider needs to finish her