Download or read book The Wonder Book of Plant Life written by Jean-Henri Fabre and published by Netsource Distribution. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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