“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 Père gather material for a textbook, often accompanying him on field trips into their untamed backyard…Admirable.”-School Library Journal
- ISBN: 9780374312435
- Author: Anderson, Margaret J.
- Published: 1997, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Themes: father and son, Insects, Scientists
- Descriptors: France, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
- No. of pages: 112