This was a pretty fun book to read. Each page had a new fact and the illustrations really helped them come to life. Most kids will have a great time reading this book.

My five-year old is a huge spider-man fan, so I was super excited to get the ARC of this book. He really enjoyed reading this one with me. He loved all the facts about bugs as well as all the Spiderman characters. I do feel like it's more for kids who don't watch Spidey and watch Spiderman because some of the characters weren't very recognizable to my five-year-old. Overall, it's a great National Geographic book to add to the collection.

This book is sure to gain the interest of Marvel and insect lovers alike. I like the way they linked the traits of different Marvel characters to the different insects, and the close-up photos of the insects are amazing. The “webby words” and riddles throughout are also a nice touch that will keep kids interested in reading and learning.

We are big superhero fans in our house and this book was a hit!! Comparing comic book characters to bugs and their “powers” was a brilliant idea and a fantastic way to get kids interested in learning about the natural world. My kids are both nonfiction fans, but adding in superheroes had them even more engaged. There were jokes on a few pages that were funny for kids and adults alike. The last section “What in the World?” was a great way to review some of the things they learned throughout the book.

My son (8) and daughter (6) took turns reading sections. While it was easy for my 8-year-old, my 6-year-old did need help, so it was a little difficult for a beginning reader. Both of them enjoyed the photos of the insects and seeing illustrations of different Marvel characters alongside them. My son liked how we saw bugs that were like superheroes. He especially liked how the stick bug camouflages from predators—I think he really liked that part because Miles Morales was on that page and he’s his favorite Spider-Man. My daughter liked the buggy facts and seeing Gwen Stacy—I’m sure you can guess who her favorite is 😉

This is the perfect book for readers who love Marvel and those who want to learn about bugs!! My kids want to get a physical copy as soon as we can because they loved it!!

(I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)

I loved this book!

This was a pretty great book that both of my kids enjoyed. We learned a lot about spiders alongside some of our favorite superheroes. This book is well written, with beautiful imagery. I am not a fan of spiders, but I do not want my children to be afraid.

This made spiders seem a lot more "friendly" and removed a lot of fear of the unknown for us.


We volunteered to read a copy of this ARC through NetGalley.

While this book was definitely a hit with my 6 year old who just finished kindergarten, I found that the recommended age 4-6 and the reading level did not match up. I would say this would be more of a level 1 co-reader. Words like herbivore, predator, camouflage, along with many of the animal names and description were too hard for him to sound out.
Otherwise he did enjoy the pictures and description along with the comparison to superheroes. Just know going into it that you may need to read along with your younger readers.

Very appealing nonfiction book! The cover is going to draw kids in with its colorful spider and Spider-Man. Each spread shows a different bug "superpower" and references Marvel superheroes. I think kids will definitely enjoy this book. I do question the designated level (level 1) as the sentences seem long for a beginner reader. As a teacher I do also wish these types of books would clearly state in kid-freindly language that they are nonfiction, even though they contain fictional characters.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinion are completely my own.

Fun way to get kids reading and learn about bugs. I really enjoyed it

This was pretty cool. My kid loved it; we read it together and she enjoyed the Marvel character's connection to the pages. It made her connect with bugs on the page. So for example there is page about a beetle who is strong like The Hulk, so she was like oh my gosh that bug is strong like The Hulk!?

Working in a library I know this book will be a super hit with the kids and get the information that is in the book across too.

Superheros, excellent photos of weird bugs, and silly bug puns... what more could a kid want?! The text was a little basic for my older son and too advanced for my younger emerging reader, but would be very appropriate for him in a year or so.

I loved learning about spiders! This will make it very interesting for all the spiderman lovers to learn even more!

This is a Children's book that I read with my twin boys. I found that this book had some great facts about bugs, but I did find this book a little bit hard to read. My boys also did not pull into the story. They did love the bug pictures. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

Will some of my students, particularly some 1st-grade boys, love this book? Absolutely!

Do I feel the same? Nope!

But this is not written for a 30-something-year-old librarian. This was written for those awesome students who need the superhero connection to learn facts about bugs. It does exactly that: informative while also making comparisons to fictional characters.

The jokes will go over well for some students and I appreciate the webby words that help define words that students may find tricky. I do wonder about the choice of those words because they seem a little lower than the knowledge of my students that would be reading this.

Thank you to Net Galley and Disney Publishing Worldwide for the eARC!

This is a bright and colorful nonfiction reader meant to teach littles about insects. Littles will love this one because the various insects are compared to Marvel characters. I absolutely LOVED that there was vocabulary on every page in context. I also loved the jokes sprinkled in.

I read this with my 5-year-old new reader who happens to be a big fan of Spider-Man and he loves this book! The story is entertaining and engaging with great illustrations.

We loved this! The jokes were to old for my four year old but they made me happy and he LOVED heard the different animal facts along with seeing them and then them getting compared to different superheroes. I heard WOAH so many times!

What a fun quick read to get kids engaged in learning more about spiders! My kids loved it and even i learned something new!

This one was an INSTANT favorite for my 5 year old son who loves all things superheroes. I think this would be a fantastic addition to any children's section, library, or classroom library. It would also be a great gift for a child's birthday, especially with a bug kit, superhero cape or blanket, or superhero toy. One of the things that's really great about this book is that it uses superhero powers to help kids understand the bugs and their capabilities and special characteristics. We loved the visuals where we could see close up images of the bugs and the superheroes they were paired with. I loved that my son had so much fun reading AND learning about bugs. He was so excited to tell everyone he saw about many bug facts. This is a MUST have for any bug lovers, superhero lovers, or kiddos who like to learn!

The "Marvel's Spider-Man Bugs Out" is a great idea to lure superhero fans into learning about the real life abilities of the bugs and arachnids that many Spider-Verse heroes adopt. And, as usual, the National Geographic series provides vibrant photographs that illustrate the animals from the titan beetle to the peacock spider wonderfully. The related Marvel hero illustrations are stock vectors not drawn specifically for the title but bright and child friendly. While I personally wonder why they wouldn't use the Marvel version of Hercules to explain a Hercules beetle, or the recurring Spider-Man villain Scorpion to talk about...well, the obvious, it seems to be about popularity more than theme. But they do use lesser known heroes like Quicksilver to describe how fast insects can travel, so maybe a mix of both.

The part I would point out as a legitimate downside is the writing. While I can't comment on the specific lexile level, I think this title read more like a level 2 than 1. Especially compared to Nat Geo's previous "I Read/You Read" level 1 with very simple sentences. There's also the situation where they put vocabulary in the book out of chronological order. Page six describes herbivores in the text and with a "webby words" glossary note for emphasis, but the next one about prey uses the word "predator" and that isn't defined by the "webby words" until two pages later. A minor detraction for most readers, but something that could be really frustrating when marketed as a Level 1 reader to children still struggling to read. I would recommend it for more confident readers because of this.