{"product_id":"the-tarantula-scientist-paperback","title":"The Tarantula Scientist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSy Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNic Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2005 Sibert Honor Book \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational 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! \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sam Marshall loved animals but disliked school. Then, on his first college research project, he set out to study tarantulas, and everything changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yellow blood, silk of steel, and skeletons on the outside are just a few of the remarkable attributes tarantulas boast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.8 x 10.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tarantula Scientist\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756819579168,"sku":"9780618915774","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0022630cfdc3ea9c624809a29a9e9c0.webp?v=1780087308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tarantula-scientist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}