Insect Adventures
by Jean-Henri FABRE (1823 - 1915)The Boy Who Loved Insects
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for children. It's made up of first-person narratives, and using his exceptional observation skills, gives us a close-up peep into the world of insects, including bees, wasps, worms, beetles, moths, and spiders, to name a few. When Fabre first published this work, as the Preface indicates, he was criticized by some scientists in his field for writing a scientific book that was "too interesting." - Summary by Devorah Allen
Listen next episodes of Insect Adventures:
The Banded Spider , The Building of a Spider’s Web , The Clotho Spider , The Crab Spider , The Geometry of a Spider’s Web , The Labyrinth Spider , The Spiders’ Telegraph-Wire , The Tarantula