The Wonder Book of Plant Life

"Fabre is the Homer of the insects." - Victor Hugo. "Fabre is one of the glories of the civilized world... one of the most profound admirations of my life." - Maurice Maeterlinck. "Fabre is a savant who thinks like a philosopher and writes like a poet." - Rostand. "Fabre has the power to introduce the reader into the insect world as few if any others have been able to do." - New York Herald Tribune. "In the field of insect study, the works of J. Henry Fabre are classics; in the field of literature, they hold a special place of their own." - Edwin Way Teale