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The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field)

by Montgomery

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Yellow blood, silk of steel, skeletons on the outside! These amazing attributes dont belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earths biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. Here you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (hes never been bitten), as he explores the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at these incredible creatures. Youll also visit the largest comparative spider laboratory in America—where close to five hundred live tarantulas sit in towers of stacked shoeboxes and plastic containers, waiting for their turn to dazzle and astound the scientists who study them.

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Readers follow spider scientist Sam Marshall in this multiple award-winning book as he explores the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at one of Earths biggest and hairiest spiders. Full color.
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About the Author

Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is an award-winning author and photographer known for his outstanding stop-action wildlife photographs. Among his many successful books for children are two other titles in the Scientists in the Field Series: Digging for Bird Dinosaurs and The Snake Scientist, written by Sy Montgomery, winner of the 2000 IRA Children's Book Award for nonfiction. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife and a bevy of animals under study.Sy Montgomery is an author, naturalist, newspaper columnist, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes for children as well as adults. Among her award-winning books are The Snake Scientist and The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans. She made four expeditions to Peru and Brazil to study the pink dolphins of the Amazon. She lives in New Hampshire.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780618147991
ill.:
Bishop, Nic
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Photographer:
Bishop, Nic
Author:
Bishop, Nic
Author:
Montgomery, Sy
Location:
Boston, Mass.
Subject:
Animals - Insects Spiders etc.
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Science
Subject:
Scientists
Subject:
Spiders
Subject:
Science & Technology - Zoology
Subject:
Tarantulas
Subject:
Arachnologists
Subject:
Science & Nature - Zoology
Subject:
Research
Subject:
Childrens Science
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series:
Scientists in the Field Series
Series Volume:
89
Publication Date:
March 2004
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 3 to 5
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Full-color illustrations
Pages:
80
Dimensions:
9.0 x 11.0 in
Age Level:
08-12
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"Synopsis" by , Readers follow spider scientist Sam Marshall in this multiple award-winning book as he explores the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at one of Earths biggest and hairiest spiders. Full color.
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