Books with author J.Henri Fabre

The story book of science By Jean Henri Fabre Contents: CHAPTER I THE SIX CHAPTER II THE FAIRY TALE AND THE TRUE STORY CHAPTER III THE BUILDING OF THE CITY CHAPTER IV THE COWS CHAPTER V THE SHEEPFOLD CHAPTER VI THE WILY DERVISH CHAPTER VII A NUMEROUS FAMILY CHAPTER VIII THE OLD PEAR TREE CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TREES CHAPTER X THE LENGTH OF ANIMAL LIFE CHAPTER XI THE KETTLE CHAPTER XII METALS CHAPTER XIII METAL PLATING CHAPTER XIV GOLD AND IRON CHAPTER XV THE FLEECE CHAPTER XVI FLAX AND HEMP CHAPTER XVII COTTON CHAPTER XVIII PAPER CHAPTER XIX THE BOOK CHAPTER XX PRINTING CHAPTER XXI BUTTERFLIES CHAPTER XXII THE BIG EATERS CHAPTER XXIII SILK CHAPTER XXIV THE METAMORPHOSIS CHAPTER XXV SPIDERS CHAPTER XXVI THE EPEIRA'S BRIDGE CHAPTER XXVII THE SPIDER'S WEB CHAPTER XXVIII THE CHASE CHAPTER XXIX VENOMOUS INSECTS CHAPTER XXX VENOM CHAPTER XXXI THE VIPER AND THE SCORPION CHAPTER XXXII THE NETTLE CHAPTER XXXIII PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLARS CHAPTER XXXIV THE STORM CHAPTER XXXVI ELECTRICITY CHAPTER XXXVI THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAT CHAPTER XXXVII THE EXPERIMENT WITH PAPER CHAPTER XXXVIII FRANKLIN AND DE ROMAS CHAPTER XXXIX THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING-ROD CHAPTER XL EFFECTS OF THE THUNDERBOLT CHAPTER XLI CLOUDS CHAPTER XLII THE VELOCITY OF SOUND CHAPTER XLIII THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE BOTTLE OF COLD WATER CHAPTER XLIV RAIN CHAPTER XLV VOLCANOES CHAPTER XLVI CATANIA CHAPTER XLVII THE STORY OF PLINY CHAPTER XLVIII THE BOILING POT CHAPTER XLIX THE LOCOMOTIVE CHAPTER L EMILE'S OBSERVATION CHAPTER LI A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD CHAPTER LII THE EARTH CHAPTER LIII THE ATMOSPHERE CHAPTER LIV THE SUN CHAPTER LV DAY AND NIGHT CHAPTER LVI THE YEAR AND ITS SEASONS CHAPTER LVII BELLADONNA BERRIES CHAPTER LVIII POISONOUS PLANTS CHAPTER LIX THE BLOSSOM CHAPTER LX FRUIT CHAPTER LXI POLLEN CHAPTER LXII THE BUMBLE-BEE CHAPTER LXIII MUSHROOMS CHAPTER LXIV IN THE WOODS CHAPTER LXV THE ORANGE-AGARIC CHAPTER LXVI EARTHQUAKES CHAPTER LXVII SHALL WE KILL THEM BOTH? CHAPTER LXVIII THE THERMOMETER CHAPTER LXIX THE SUBTERRANEAN FURNACE CHAPTER LXX SHELLS CHAPTER LXXI THE SPIRAL SNAIL CHAPTER LXXII MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND PEARLS CHAPTER LXXIII THE SEA CHAPTER LXXIV WAVES SALT SEAWEEDS CHAPTER LXXV RUNNING WATERS CHAPTER LXXVI THE SWARM CHAPTER LXXVII WAX CHAPTER LXXVIII THE CELLS CHAPTER LXXIX HONEY CHAPTER LXXX THE QUEEN-BEE

Hunting Wasps by J. Henri Fabre Quality Paperback 1-58776-028-2 List Price: $16.00 Fabre is the Homer of the insects. - Victor Hugo. Fabre is one of the glories of the civilized world... one of the most profound admirations of my life. - Maurice Maeterlinck. Fabre is a savant who thinks like a philosopher and writes like a poet. - Rostand. Fabre has the power to introduce the reader into the insect world as few if any others have been able to do. - New York Herald Tribune. In the field of insect study, the works of J. Henry Fabre are classics; in the field of literature, they hold a special place of their own. - Edwin Way Teale

The Spider has a bad name - to most of us, she represents an odious, noxious animal, which every one hastens to crush under foot. Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast's industry, its talent as a weaver, its wiliness in the chase, its tragic nuptials and other characteristics of great interest. Yes, the Spider is well worth studying, apart from any scientific reasons; but she is said to be poisonous and that is her crime and the primary cause of the repugnance wherewith she inspires us. Poisonous, if by that we understand that the animal is armed with two fangs which cause the immediate death of the little victims which it catches; but there is a wide difference between killing a Midge and harming a man. However immediate in its effects upon the insect entangled in the fatal web, the Spider's poison is not serious for us and causes less inconvenience than a Gnat-bite. That, at least, is what we can safely say as regards the great majority of the! Spiders of our regions.

Fabre had many scholarly achievements. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. Much of his enduring popularity is due to his marvelous teaching ability and his manner of writing about the lives of insects in biographical form.

The Life and Love of the Insect enters into a hidden realm with 18 illustrated essays, rendered in lively, poetic language. Whether extolling the maternal instincts of the Sacred Beetle or chronicling the protracted and ultimately fatal mating ritual of the Languedocian Scorpion, Fabre consistently engages readers with his earnest yet playful delight in sharing fascinating aspects of the insect world.French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre (1823–1915) is considered the father of modern entomology and was hailed by Darwin as "an incomparable observer." Chiefly self-educated, he devoted most of his life to the observation of insects as they hunted, mated, built nests, and guarded their young. Fabre's lack of a formal education may have contributed to his sprightly style, in which he combines careful, informed observations with an infectious enthusiasm for discovering creatures that are usually shunned or unnoticed.

Fame is the daughter of Legend. In the world of creatures, as in the world of men, the story precedes and outlives history. There are many instances of the fact that if an insect attract our attention for this reason or that, it is given a place in those legends of the people whose last care is truth.For example, who is there that does not, at least by hearsay, know the Cigale? Where in the entomological world shall we find a more famous reputation? Her fame as an impassioned singer, careless of the future, was the subject of our earliest lessons in repetition. In short, easily remembered lines of verse, we learned how she was destitute when the winter winds arrived, and how she went begging for food to the Ant, her neighbour. A poor welcome she received, the would-be borrower!—a welcome that has become proverbial, and her chief title to celebrity

Fabre had many scholarly achievements. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. Much of his enduring popularity is due to his marvelous teaching ability and his manner of writing about the lives of insects in biographical form.

The Life and Love of the Insect enters into a hidden realm with 18 illustrated essays, rendered in lively, poetic language. Whether extolling the maternal instincts of the Sacred Beetle or chronicling the protracted and ultimately fatal mating ritual of the Languedocian Scorpion, Fabre consistently engages readers with his earnest yet playful delight in sharing fascinating aspects of the insect world.French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre (1823–1915) is considered the father of modern entomology and was hailed by Darwin as "an incomparable observer." Chiefly self-educated, he devoted most of his life to the observation of insects as they hunted, mated, built nests, and guarded their young. Fabre's lack of a formal education may have contributed to his sprightly style, in which he combines careful, informed observations with an infectious enthusiasm for discovering creatures that are usually shunned or unnoticed.