Fabre's Insect Memoirs 4 -- The Clean-up Crew of Nature

Author: Jin Chunyu (Korea), compiled by Jin Shizhen (Korea), illustrated by Li Mingshu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: After more than a century, inspiring countless young minds, this is an immortal classic in world science! This adapted children's illustrated version of "The Insect World of Fabre" offers a new way for children to read this scientific masterpiece. Using simple language, cute illustrations, and lively storylines, this book depicts representative insects from Fabre's original works, telling their lives and showcasing their personalities, revealing a deep affection for them everywhere. I recommend this illustrated edition of "The Insect World of Fabre" to young readers because its language is concise and elegant, each insect is vividly portrayed and extremely adorable, allowing children to see their joys and sorrows through the words. The storyline combines scientific accuracy with fun, sparking children's interest in reading and their curiosity about the mysteries of nature, while cultivating their spirit of respecting life, embracing nature, and loving scientific exploration! Have you ever seen the amusing sight of the dung beetle seriously rolling a dung ball? After dung beetles make dung balls from the feces of animals like cows or sheep, they roll them home or bury them underground. In pastures with many dung beetles, you can only see fresh dung, but not older dung. However, on urban concrete roads, dung beetles struggle to survive, so children living in the city won't see them. As early as ancient Egypt, people were amazed by the dung beetles rolling dung balls and believed them to be the embodiment of the god who made the sun and stars move, thus deeply worshipping them. The entomologist Mr. Fabre was also very interested in dung beetles. He studied many species of dung beetles in his lifetime, including the Spanish dung beetle with beautiful antennae, the shiny naked dung beetle, and the Sisyphus dung beetle, which averages nine egg chambers. Among them, the dung beetle called the "Sacred Beetle," Fabre studied for over 30 years. Now, let's join Fabre in studying the life of dung beetles!