Children of Summer

by Margaret J. Anderson

Book Overview

"Paul, 10, is fascinated by insects, an interest engendered by his father, Henri Fabre, who has studied the creatures for most of his life. The boy and his two younger sisters help Pegrave;re gather... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374312435
• ISBN13: 9780374312435
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

We loved this book...

Fabre was such a wonderful writer, such love for the creatures and things he writes about. Margaret Anderson incorporates his own words in this story. It is probably written for ages 7-10, but so beautifully done that older children and adults should love it too. Beautiful book. Hope it comes back into print!

Fabri's Insects is "fabrulous!"

This story is told from the point of view of Paul, Henri Fabri's son. Paul relates his boyhood experiences being involved with his father's lifework, the study of insects. This is a true "living" science book that will grab your children's interest. Each chapter focuses on one insect that Fabri and his children studied. The pencil drawings focus on the close family relations of this homeschooling family in the 1800's. The drawings also clearly illustrate the insects. This book may inspire the study of an insect and recording the findings in a nature notebook. I look forward to reading more books in this series.