great story of fairly unknown scientist ( )

Lovely picture biography of Jean-Henri Fabre -- a scientist who wrote so powerfully about the lives of insects that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. ( )

The text of this book is unclear and confusing. The backmatter, especially the historical note, would have made a better book. The artwork is nice, but not enough. ( )

This is a great book for children to discover the small insects that live around them and get an insight into their lives. In the story Jean-Henri likes watching insects and discovers how these small things live their lives and exist in the world around us.

Ages 2-5
Pierce College Library

I usually don't read books about insects, but this one was more about Jean-Henri Fabre and his lifelong love of insects. I like how it went through some of his research and how it just started with an observation. I think this book shows that science is so broad and not limited to what the children think is science, which is usually someone mixing chemicals. This book would be a good introduction to a science unit on insects, or if we wanted to talk about what scientists look like. I like the storytelling in this book. ( )