Book Descriptions
for Scorpion Man by Laurence Pringle and Gary A. Polis
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Continuing his line of books about the life and works of contemporary natural scientists ( Bat Man, Bear Man, Jackal Woman ), Pringle turns our attention to desert biologist Gary Polis. This scientist's studies of scorpions living in their natural habitat, along with Pringle's cogent description of the scorpion's life cycle, do much to belie the creature's universally bad reputation. Accompanied by full-color pictures of Gary Polis at work, as well as some dazzling close-up shots of scorpions in the wild, it's sure to be a hit with young readers interested in "scary" animals. (Ages 8-12)
CCBC Choices 1994. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1994. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Biologist and scorpion enthusiast Gary A. Polis explores the fascinating lives of scorpions, including their mating dances and cannibalism.
Imagine what it’d be like standing alone in the desert at night, surrounded by scorpions. Biologist Gary A. Polis often puts himself in that exact situation, but he is always delighted to be there. After all, he is studying some of the most fascinating and unusual animals on earth.
Scorpion Man tells how Polis’s childhood interest in nature led to his first scorpion study in the California desert. Through numerous detailed photographs and fascinating descriptions, this book shares the adventures and mishaps of Polis’s scorpion research around the world.
Imagine what it’d be like standing alone in the desert at night, surrounded by scorpions. Biologist Gary A. Polis often puts himself in that exact situation, but he is always delighted to be there. After all, he is studying some of the most fascinating and unusual animals on earth.
Scorpion Man tells how Polis’s childhood interest in nature led to his first scorpion study in the California desert. Through numerous detailed photographs and fascinating descriptions, this book shares the adventures and mishaps of Polis’s scorpion research around the world.
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