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The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field)
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The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field) Hardcover - 2004

by Montgomery, Sy and Bishop, Nic

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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Yellow blood, silk of steel, skeletons on the outside! These amazing attributes don’t belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. Here you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s 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. You’ll 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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  • Title The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field)
  • Author Montgomery, Sy and Bishop, Nic
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Illustrated.
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, U.S.A.
  • Date March 23, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 06 08 2014 IO-SGND 02
  • ISBN 9780618147991 / 0618147993
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 11 x 0.51 in (22.86 x 27.94 x 1.30 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 890
  • Library of Congress subjects Scientists, Spiders
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003020125
  • Dewey Decimal Code 595.44

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Summary

Yellow blood, silk of steel, skeletons on the outside! These amazing attributes don’t belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. Here you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s 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. You’ll 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.

First line

Sam Marshall is lying on his belly in the rainforest, his freckled face just inches from a fist-sized hole in the dirt.

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"Montgomery has a gift for scene-setting... She deftly weaves clear explanations and comparisons into the main text... Bishop's phenomenal photos show spiders mating, shedding their skin, even leaping through the air. It's enough to make Miss Muffet fall in love." Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"...this is a vivid look at an enthusiastic scientist energetically and happily at work, both in the field and in the lab, questioning, examining, testing, and making connections. A treat, even for arachnophobes." School Library Journal, Starred

"Bishop's photographs rise magnificently to the challenge of capturing earth-toned spiders amid earth-toned jungle surroundings, bringing the critters up-close and personal and offering a few of his trademark astonishing stop-action shots... This would liven up a science curriculum no end, and it might also convince young readers to go beyond the elemental pleasures of 'Ew, gross' to the more sophisticated appreciation of 'Wow, cool.'" The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred

This beautifully photographed book explains just about everything an elementary school student might want to know about this often misunderstood and maligned creature.
The Five Owls, Starred

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