A 2005 Sibert Honor Book National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery and award-winning photographer Nic Bishop team up for an amazing excursion into the world of working scientists studying Earth's biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas! Sam Marshall loved animals but disliked school. Then, on his first college research project, he set out to study tarantulas, and everything changed.
Now Sam's a spider scientist extraordinaire, exploring the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, and trying to get a closer look at these incredible creatures. Yellow blood, silk of steel, and skeletons on the outside are just a few of the remarkable attributes tarantulas boast. Join Sam as he visits the largest comparative spider laboratory in America where close to five hundred of these fascinating creatures live, dazzling and astounding the scientists who study them.
| ISBN: | 9780618915774 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2007 |
| Author: | Sy Montgomery |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Series: | Scientists in the Field Series |
| Genres: |
Wildlife |
A 2005 Sibert Honor Book National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery and award-winning photographer Nic Bishop team up for an amazing excursion into the world of working scientists studying Earth's biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas! Sam Marshall loved animals but disliked school.
The Tarantula Scientist features in the following genres: Wildlife
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The Tarantula Scientist was written by Sy Montgomery and published by Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books
The Tarantula Scientist has 80 pages
Yes it is part of Scientists in the Field Series series