Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

A Sibert Honor book

From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider - meticulously researched and utterly charming.

What if you were small as a bean,
Could walk on the walls and ceiling,
Sense vibrations through your elbows,
And jump five times your body length?

That is Jumper's world.

Open this book to discover the vibrant, hidden life of a backyard jumping spider.

Author: Jessica Lanan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.70h x 9.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781250810366

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 521991 / Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider


Award: 2024 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2023
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2023 pg. 160
Publishers Weekly 06/19/2023
Booklist 10/20/2023
School Library Journal 11/03/2023 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jessica Lanan is a children's book author and illustrator who created her first picture book at age eight. After graduating college, she took a set of travel watercolors on a year-long trip around the world and inadvertently began her illustration career. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.