The Hyena Scientist

The Secrets of Animal Flight

The Internet-Linked Complete Book of the Microscope

ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

Gross Science Projects

The Human Body Factory: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Insides

When You Reach Me/First Light

Scientists in the Field

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.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Hyena Scientist

Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop, 2018

The Secrets of Animal Flight

Nic Bishop, 1997

The Internet-Linked Complete Book of the Microscope

Kirsteen Rogers, 1998

ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room

Donna M. Jackson, 2005

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

Alex Ries, Helaine Becker, 2014

Gross Science Projects

Kelly Milner Halls, 2019

The Human Body Factory: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Insides

Dan Green, Edmond Davis, 2012

When You Reach Me/First Light

Rebecca Stead, 2010