This book can be a story on so many levels, I love it. Rosie goes for a wander through the museum. On the surface a basic story, but this can help a youngster get more familiar with a spider and find humour in it's actions. It can be a wonderful way to explore Chicago's Field Museum, the additional information at the end about Spiders serves those who really like tarantulas as well as those just wanting to learn a little more. Beautifully illustrated with rhyming prose this is a book to read, re-read and treasure.

Rosie the Tarantula: A True Adventure in Chicago’s Field Museum by Peggy Macnamara is a cute picture book. It is a story about a pink footed tarantula, Rosie, who lives at the Chicago field museum. One day in 2011 she escaped from her room. She didn’t appear until 2012. This book imagines the adventure she might have had. It is also used to describe what can be found at the field museum. Plus there are lots of notes at the end about the real rosie, and other animals mentioned in the book. I will say the rhymes are hard and do not flow well, but for this book I don't think it is needed. I applaud the author for getting the words to rhyme in the first place. And while this book is about a Chicago based institution, lots of kids will love its story and colorful illustrations.

I received an ARC from Northwestern University Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  

I give the book 4/5 stars.

Beautiful illustrations and amazing rhymes in the poetry of this delightful story about Rosie the tarantula and her discoveries and education in the museum.

This book is a mouthful of words. The story is about the pink footed tarantula Rosie at the Chicago field museum. One day in 2011 she escaped from her room. She didn’t appear until 2012. This book imagines the adventure she might have had. It is also used to describe what can be found at the field museum. Plus there are lots of notes at the end about the real rosie, and other animals mentioned in the book. I will say the rhymes are hard and do not flow well, but for this book I don't think it is needed. I applaud the author for getting the words to rhyme in the first place. And while this book is about a Chicago based institution, lots of kids will love its story and colorful illustrations.

As Rosie meanders around Chicago's Field Museum, readers get glimpses of the exhibits and the work being done there. The watercolor illustrations alone make this one worth it!

I think this is the perfect book for kids that enjoy exploring museums and science. I loved the writing and the flow of the book. You got to learn all about Tarantulas and also about different specimens in the Natural History Museum. This is definitely for older kids, as I think younger kids will not understand many of the references. I liked how we got to follow Rosie as she explore the museum and I throughly enjoyed the unique illustrations.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun book of discovery where you got to learn more about Rosie and where she lives - in the very impressive Chicago Field Museum! I enjoyed the story but wasn't a huge fan of the illustrations personally but can see others loving them and it is purely personal preference. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 for Goodreads and Amazon.

Beautiful illustrations, but a slightly confused take. At times, this book seemed aimed at an older audience, but then the vocabulary and story would suddenly be more appropriate for a much younger audience. The perfect book for just the right kid, but it may be a bit difficult to find that one.

The illustrations are very unique, they are quite pale and soft colours used. They are quite interesting illustrations, but they aren't my taste, although I know many will love them. I found the plot a little boring, I wasn't gripped, wanting to find out what would happen next. It felt a little like i was reading it for the sake of finishing it.

This fact-filled story follows Rosie's the Tarantula as she explores the Chicago Field Museum. I must tell you I adore this book which assists children in having a deeper appreciation of nature. The rhyme is well versed and the illustrations throughout the adventure show processes and clarify concepts. I highly recommend this book. It is a treasure.

I’ve read this book twice so far and I’m still not sure what to say about it. While I can certainly appreciate the story, artwork and the interesting facts at the end, it’s not the sort of book I’d choose to purchase for a child unless I already knew they had a fascination for spiders or science, or if we’d been on a tour of Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History and they’d expressed an interest in it.

Without knowing the age group that Rosie the Tarantula is intended to reach it’s difficult to say whether it is appropriate or not but I would expect older children would be more interested.

The rhyming worked well but included words that younger children most likely wouldn’t be familiar with including bespattered and DDT. The facts at the end were very interesting but more so for an adult audience or an older child with an enquiring mind.

The watercolour illustrations were gorgeous but their soft colours aren’t what you usually see in books for younger children, which again leads me to believe this book is more appropriate for older children. I think adults will enjoy the detail in the illustrations more than their children, unless the child has been on a tour of the museum and can point out elements of the pictures they remember seeing during their visit.

While I can see this book selling well in the museum’s gift shop I’m not sure how it will be received outside of this setting. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Northwestern University Press for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

A quick and delightful read, great for both children and adults. It begins with a short illustrated story about a tarantula named Rosie who lives in a museum. The story shows how Rosie's day in the museum is like.
After the short story, there are tons of information about tarantula and spiders in general, which was something that average adults might find interesting. I know I did. Those were great scientific facts to learn.
Recommend to parents with pre-school children who're interested in science and biology, also adult readers who are interested in spiders and museums.

This story follows Rosie's adventures in a behind the scenes look at the Chicago Field Museum. For content, the target audience seems to be elementary school children. The illustrations are done in muted colors and very finely detailed. For those reasons, they are more likely to appeal to a slightly older audience as well. Overall, this is an interesting book with a great rhyme scheme for younger readers.

This is a cute picture book about a spider who lives at a museum. I most loved the water color photos. Another cool part is that at the end there is a glossary that explains some facts. This book would be good for a child who might like spiders, or even for a child who might be a little fearful of them to show them that they are not all that scary once you "get to know them" so to speak.