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Title: The Little Fun Book of Spiders/Neanderthal by John Hodgson ISBN: 1-4033-8757-5 Publisher: 1stBooks Library Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Series examines life's quirks and similarities
Comment: November, 28, 2003

SERIES EXAMINES LIFE'S QUIRKS and SIMILARITIES

What do a spider and a Neanderthal have in common or molecules and humans? No, these are not the beginning of unfunny jokes your uncle told you at Christmas. These are examples of everyday life examined in the book of John Hodgson.
A former cellular phone salesman, Hodgson now writes full time from his home.
Using his own observations and research, Hodgson presents a series of book that look at the strange daily habits of life.
The Little Fun Book of Bees/Forests, The Little Fun Book of Spiders/Neanderthal, The Little fun Book of Molecules/Humans, and The Little Fun Book of Plants/Scorpions all take seemingly unrelated topics and find ways of showing that they are, in fact, similar in many ways.
Most people are aware that at one time Neanderthals roamed the earth hunting and gathering, crossing the landscape to survive. But how many people would instantly associate these practices with a spider? They, too, spend most of their lives hunting for food and building a home in which to live.
But Hodgson takes this to another level and looks at ways in which spiders and Neanderthals moved, ate, and survived thousands of years ago and, in the case of spiders, today. He then attempts to show that they are really not that different at all.
One only has to open the book to any random page and instantly find unique and fun comparisons written in a metaphoric and disjoined manner, aiming to make connections between the two subjects: "Spiders/Neanderthals lived together/didn't always get along;" or "Neanderthals sometimes eat spiders. Spiders sometimes bite Neanderthals."
After several of these comparisons, the reader begins to share the author's understanding of the natural world and its subtle connection Hodgson makes.
Each page has just one sentence, in large type similar to a children's book. Hodgson, however, deals with more complex issues, raising questions of how other living creatures could be related in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. In some cases he makes obvious links: scorpions and plants, for example, need dirt to live. Hodgson then takes a more philosophical approach, by showing how plants and scorpions symbolize humans in a variety of ways.
Hodgson presents to readers the ways in which life has learned to co-exist with each other despite obvious differences. He also looks at ways in which species depend on each other to survive and, in the end, it isn't always man who wins.
"Neanderthals were the building blocks of modern man. Spiders still exist." Hodgson writes.
The Little Fun Book series is certainly ideal for the person who enjoys learning and understanding the world around them from different perspectives.
The Little Fun Book series is published through 1st books library and are available at www.1stbookslibrary.com, www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.