The lady and the octopus : how Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented aquariums and revolutionized marine biology
(2022)
By:
Staaf, Danna
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/578.77/VILLEPREUX-POWER,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2022]
©2022
©2022
DESCRIPTION
136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781728415772, 1728415772 :, 1728415772, 9781728415772
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The mystery of the Argonauts -- The seamstress -- The explorer -- The inventor -- The detective -- The reporter -- The luminary -- Marine biology today and tomorrow
"Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums."--Provided by publisher
Ages 10-18
Grades 7-9
1220L