Fabre's book of insects (retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs entomologiques" by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell)
(2013)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2013
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486320113 (electronic bk.) MWT11607222, 0486320111 (electronic bk.) 11607222
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust, and other creatures as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. Rare volume will delight any naturalist
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