Sam marshall tarantula scientist biography kids

In this book you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he's never been bitten), as he explores the dense rain forest of French.

Sam Marshall loved animals but disliked school.

Meet arachnologist Sam Marshall as he explores the floor of the rainforest of French Guiana in South America, studying the habits and habitat of the Goliath.

Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

To research the spiders for The Tarantula.

Meet arachnologist Sam Marshall as he explores the floor of the rainforest of French Guiana in South America, studying the habits and habitat of the Goliath....

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The Tarantula Scientist
Scientists in the Field Series Book #13 of 62 in publication order (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Sy Montgomery
Photographer: Nic Bishop

Published on March 23, 2004
Age Group: 10 - 15 years
Reading Level:	AR: 5.8 (2.0 Points, Quiz #77552) GLE: 5.6 F&P/GRL: W DRA: 60 Lexile^® measure: 890L

Summary:
Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
Sam Marshall is lying on his belly in the rainforest, his freckled face just inches from a fist-sized hole in the dirt. He turns on his headlamp. He gently pokes a twig into the tunnel and wiggles it.
This excellent addition to Houghton Mifflin's Scientists in the Field series focuses on arachnologist Sam Marshall's study of tarantulas in the rainforest.
"Come out!" he says into the hole. "I want to meet you!"

Publisher Description:
Yellow blood, silk of steel, skeletons on the outside! These amazing attributes don"t belong to comic book char