Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner, until his spider friend Charlotte comes up with a plan to save him.

Following the events of THE HATCHING and SKITTER, millions of spiders are poised to take over the Earth. Meanwhile, the remaining humans are divided on how to face the arachnid menace.

"Ezekiel Boone follows up his terrifying "apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism" (Publishers Weekly) The Hatching with Skitter, the horrifying sequel in which the carnivorous spiders are running rampant--but for what's left of humanity, the worst is yet to come. Tens of millions of people around the world are dead. Half of China is a nuclear wasteland. Mysterious flesh-eating spiders are marching through Los Angeles, Oslo, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro,...

A spider who lives in a head of lettuce is saved when the lady who finds her puts her back into the garden.

Although Ben loves to be outside looking at rocks and digging in the dirt, his fear of spiders almost keeps him inside.

Spider, feeling sad because Fly hasn't chosen him to be on his baseball team, comes to the game anyway and is chosen to be the team's pitcher.

Easy-to-read text celebrates the many kinds of bugs that can be found in a backyard.

"Look inside to find out how Itsy Bitsy Spider finally gets back to his web!"--Page 4 of cover.

Clyde is nervous about what he should take for show and tell, but he ends up sharing a wonderful surprise with his class.