Insect Adventures
Jean-Henri Fabre
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for children. It's made up of first-person narratives, and using his exceptional observation skills, gives us a close-up peep into the world of insects, including bees, wasps, worms, beetles, moths, and spiders, to name a few. When Fabre first published this work, as the Preface indicates, he was criticized by some scientists in his field for writing a scientific book that was "too interesting." - Summary by Devorah Allen (5 hr 52 min)
Chapters
Preface | 8:03 | Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker |
My First Pond | 16:28 | Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker |
The Caddis-Worm | 7:49 | Read by laurencetrask |
The Mason-Bees | 16:12 | Read by laurencetrask |
Bees, Cats and Red Ants | 16:57 | Read by laurencetrask |
The Mining Bees | 19:57 | Read by JMGaul |
The Leaf-Cutting Bees | 7:45 | Read by JMGaul |
The Cotton-Bees and Resin-Bees | 9:10 | Read by shibe |
The Hairy Sand-Wasps | 15:12 | Read by Zarina Silverman |
The Wasp and the Cricket | 9:04 | Read by Kirk Hendrick |
The Fly-Hunting Wasp | 13:41 | Read by shibe |
Parasites | 9:35 | Read by shibe |
Fly Scavengers | 2:51 | Read by shibe |
The Pine Caterpillar | 38:05 | Read by realisticspeakers |
The Cabbage Caterpillar | 8:02 | Read by Zarina Silverman |
The Great Peacock Moths | 5:07 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Truffle-Hunting Beetle | 6:49 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Boy Who Loved Insects | 32:16 | Read by Kathrine Engan |
The Banded Spider | 13:07 | Read by K.F. Armstrong |
The Tarantula | 33:25 | Read by Devorah Allen |
The Clotho Spider | 8:23 | Read by K.F. Armstrong |
The Spiders’ Telegraph-Wire | 5:58 | Read by shibe |
The Crab Spider | 12:45 | Read by Britanie Long |
The Labyrinth Spider | 12:31 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Building of a Spider’s Web | 12:55 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Geometry of a Spider’s Web | 10:16 | Read by Michele Fry |