SuitabookSeeing beyond first impressions
Fangs needs help convincing Nathan’s family that spiders are more than creepy and crawly.
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Malorie Blackman - Author
A gentle story about a tarantula moving from loneliness and boredom towards a new home, with the central challenge of helping people see spiders as beautiful and brave.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA gentle story about a tarantula moving from loneliness and boredom towards a new home, with the central challenge of helping people see spiders as beautiful and brave.
Fangs needs help convincing Nathan’s family that spiders are more than creepy and crawly.
Fangs is lonely and bored in the pet shop, then becomes excited when Nathan takes her home.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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