| The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Contributor(s): Fabre, Jean-Henri (Author) |
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ISBN: 153059488X ISBN-13: 9781530594887 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 595.764 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.44 lbs) 108 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few insects in our climes vie in popular fame with the Glow-worm, that curious little animal which, to celebrate the little joys of life, kindles a beacon at its tail-end. Who does not know it, at least by name? Who has not seen it roam amid the grass, like a spark fallen from the moon at its full? The Greeks of old called it Greek: lampouris], meaning, the bright-tailed. Science employs the same term: it calls the lantern-bearer, Lampyris noctiluca, LIN. In this case, the common name is inferior to the scientific phrase, which, when translated, becomes both expressive and accurate. |