Small Wonders
What's Small Wonders About
A moth with a sixth sense. A wasp that hunts beetles nearly twice its size. The lives of fascinating creatures such as these were unknown until one man introduced them to the world.Meet Jean-Henri Fabre, one of the most important naturalists of all time. As a boy in the French countryside, Henri spent hours watching insects. He dreamed of observing them in a new way: in their own habitats. What he discovered in pursuing that dream was shocking; these small, seemingly insignificant creatures led secret lives–lives of great drama!With its lively, lyrical text and richly detailed illustrations, this intriguing picture-book biography introduces the man who would forever change the way we look at insects, bringing to life the fascinating world of dazzling beetles, ferocious wasps, and other amazing small wonders that exist all around us.
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Matthew Clark Smith has a master’s degree in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi.
Giuliano Ferri is an artist, an animator, and an award-winning illustrator of many children’s books, including The Animals’ Christmas, Ant and Grasshopper, The Apple King, Best Friends, and Nino’s Magical Night. He is also the author and illustrator of Little Tad Grows Up; Mummy, Mummy, Where Are You?; and Night, Night, Sleep Tight!
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781477826324
- Publication Date
- May 12, 2015
- Publisher
- Two Lions
- Original Publication Date
- April 21, 2015
- Page Count
- 48
- Word Count
- 1710
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2014915911
- Lexile® Level
- AD880L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 192904
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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