num_pages: 112
description: "Paul, 10, is fascinated by insects, an interest engendered by his father, Henri Fabre, who has studied the creatures for most of his life. The boy and his two younger sisters help Pere gather material for a textbook, often accompanying him on field trips into their untamed backyard...Admirable."-School Library Journal
language: English
title: Children of Summer: Henri Fabre's Insects
titlecomplete: Children of Summer: Henri Fabre's Insects
genres: Nature, France, Science, Childrens, Animals
ratings_count: 35
places: France
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)