Small wonders : Jean-Henri Fabre & his world of insects / Matthew Clark Smith ; illustrated by Giuliano Ferri.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Two Lions, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1477826327 (hardcover)
- 9781477826324 (hardcover)
- Jean-Henri Fabre and his world of insects
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Fabre J. S655 | Available | 33111008066033 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A moth with a sixth sense. A wasp that hunts beetles nearly twice its size. The lives of fascinating creatures such as these were unknown until one man introduced them to the world.
Meet Jean-Henri Fabre, one of the most important naturalists of all time. As a boy in the French countryside, Henri spent hours watching insects. He dreamed of observing them in a new way: in their own habitats. What he discovered in pursuing that dream was shocking; these small, seemingly insignificant creatures led secret lives--lives of great drama!
With its lively, lyrical text and richly detailed illustrations, this intriguing picture-book biography introduces the man who would forever change the way we look at insects, bringing to life the fascinating world of dazzling beetles, ferocious wasps, and other amazing small wonders that exist all around us.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Meet Jean-Henri Fabre, one of the most important naturalists of all time, whose own life was as unusual as the lives of the creatures he studied"--Front jacket flap.
Elementary Grade.
880 Lexile.