The Story-book of Science by Jean-Henri Fabre
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"The Story-book of Science" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a collection of informative narratives aimed at young readers, written in the early 20th century. The work employs engaging storytelling to explore various scientific topics, particularly focusing on natural history and the lives of insects, plants, and animals. Fabre seeks to captivate the imagination of children while imparting knowledge about the natural world, showcasing its wonders through relatable and entertaining anecdotes. At the start
of the book, we meet Uncle Paul, who reads to a group of children gathered at twilight, kindling their curiosity about the world around them. As he engages them with true stories of nature, the children express their desire for captivating tales, leading Uncle Paul to share vivid accounts about the industrious lives of ants and their relationship with "cows," specifically aphids. Through his storytelling, Uncle Paul seamlessly blends factual information with imaginative elements, illustrating the concepts of cooperation and the intricate dynamics of life in nature while emphasizing the importance of observation and inquiry in understanding science. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bicknell, Florence Constable, 1858-1941 |
| LoC No. | 17025300 |
| Title | The Story-book of Science |
| Contents | The six -- The fairy tale and the true story -- The building of the city -- The cows -- The sheepfold -- The wily dervish -- The numerous family -- The old pear-tree -- The age of trees -- The length of animal life -- The kettle -- The metals -- Metal plating -- Gold and iron -- The fleece -- Flax and hemp -- Cotton -- Paper -- The book -- Printing -- Butterflies -- The big eaters -- Silk -- The metamorphosis -- Spiders -- The epeira's bridge -- The spider's web -- The chase -- Venomous insects -- Venom -- The viper and the scorpion -- The nettle -- Processionary caterpillars -- The storm -- Electricity -- The experiment with the cat -- The experiment with paper -- Franklin and de Romas -- Thunder and the lightning-rod -- Effects of the thunderbolt -- Clouds -- The velocity of sound -- The experiment with the bottle of cold water -- Rain -- Volcanoes -- Catania -- The story of Pliny -- The boiling pot -- The locomotive -- Emile's observation -- A journey to the end of the world -- The earth -- The atmosphere -- The sun -- Day and night -- The year and its seasons -- Belladonna berries -- Poisonous plants -- The blossom -- Fruit -- Pollen -- The bumble-bee -- Mushrooms -- In the woods -- The orange-agaric -- Earthquakes -- Shall we kill them both? -- The thermometer -- The subterranean furnace -- Shells -- The spiral snail -- Mother-of-pearl and pearls -- The sea -- Waves; salt; seaweeds -- Running water -- The swarm -- Wax -- The cells -- Honey -- The queen bee. |
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Produced by Chris Curnow, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Q: Science |
| Subject | Science -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56795 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-56795-2 |
| Release Date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1404 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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