The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series)

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.
ASIN: 061891577X
VSKU: 31UEZG000SE3_ns
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Montgomery, Sy|Bishop, Nic
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.