There's a Tarantula in My Homework Author:Susan Clymer, Paul Casale (Illustrator) Who's afraid of the big bad spider? Meet "Hairy" the newest member of the third grade class! — Micah's heart picked up speed as he lifted the tarantula out of the cage. Holding his breath, Micah set the spider down on his arm. His book said that the tarantulas couldn't bite anything as big as a human. Still, a nervous tarant... more »ula would kick its abdomen hairs out with its back legs. The sharp little hairs would enter a person's skin and itch like crazy.
Micah is determined to show the class how brave he is -- but he's never done anything like this before. Just how brave can you be when you have a giant, furry, eight-legged creature crawling up your arm?« less