Small wonders
Subtitle: Jean-Henri Fabre & his world of insects
By: Matt Clark Smith ; illustrated by Giuliano Ferri
Contributors: Ferri, Giuliano, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
ISBN-13: 9781477826324
Subjects: Insects; Juvenile literature; Naturalists
Other titles: Twelve insects back from the brink
Description: Jean-Henri Fabre was a scientist whose life work was about insects from his early days as a teacher who made a startling new discovery about beetles and baby wasps, through his years consumed with investigating and writing about the wonders of insect life. After years of being perceived by a hermit, but sticking to his passion for the wonders of bug life, he received an unexpected honor: unanimous agreement from France s leading scientists that he be nominated for the Nobel Prize.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Kirkus Starred, March 2015

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