The tarantula scientist

By Sy Montgomery

Subjects: Juvenile literature, lexile:890, Research, lexile_range:801-900, Scientists, Tarantulas, Scientists, juvenile literature, Arachnologists, Spiders, grade:min:5, Spiders, juvenile literature, age:max:12, grade:max:7, age:min:10, award:Sibert_award

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