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Insect Adventures

Jean-Henri Fabre, Louise Seymour Hasbrouck Zimm

Dive into the fascinating world of insects with Insect Adventures, a delightful retelling of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” crafted especially for young readers. This enchanting collection features vivid first-person narratives that showcase Fabres keen observational skills, offering a mesmerizing glimpse into the lives of bees, wasps, worms, beetles, moths, spiders, and more. Despite facing criticism from some scientists for being too interesting, Fabres work captivates and educates, making the wonders of entomology accessible to children. Join us on this journey through the extraordinary realm of insects, where every page reveals a new adventure. - Summary by Devorah Allen This show includes AI-generated content.

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63 episodes

  1. Adventures of Sammy Jay-Thornton W. Burgess 1:30:30
  2. Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn-Mark Twain 3:06:57
  3. Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 089-Various 6:06:26
  4. Alice's Adventures Underground-Lewis Carroll 1:20:55
  5. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic-Thomas Wentworth Higginson 4:46:14
  6. Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea-Laura Lee Hope 4:24:45
  7. I Worked for Lucky Luciano-Anonymous 5:15:50
  8. Stories of Don Quixote written anew for young people-James Baldwin 4:40:26
  9. Carved Lions-Mary Louisa Molesworth 3:46:29
  10. Romance of Missionary Heroism-John C. Lambert 8:49:05
  11. Odyssey for Boys and Girls-Alfred John Church 4:01:15
  12. Ghost Sonata-August Strindberg 1:24:06
  13. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 01, Nov. 4, 1879-Various 1:28:49
  14. Adventures of a Grain of Dust-Hallam Hawksworth 5:09:46
  15. Station Life in New Zealand-Mary Anne Barker 6:01:39
  16. Selected Works of E. Boyd Smith-E. Boyd Smith 3:02:32
  17. Story of a Candy Rabbit-Laura Lee Hope 1:33:00
  18. Armageddon- 2419 A.D-Philip Francis Nowlan 2:55:58
  19. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-Lewis Carroll 2:58:53
  20. Faust II-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 7:21:26
  21. Discoveries Essays in Literary Criticism-John Middleton Murry 6:32:42
  22. Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too-Alfred Elwes 2:20:46
  23. Carved Lions-Mary Louisa Molesworth 3:46:29
  24. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse-Thornton W. Burgess 2:05:34
  25. Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents Writings of Clark Ashton Smith-Clark Ashton Smith 1:43:30
  26. Gay-Neck The Story of a Pigeon-Dhan Gopal Mukerji 4:07:10
  27. Pony Rider Boys in Texas-Frank Gee Patchin 4:50:55
  28. Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr-David Cory 2:28:46
  29. Alice's Adventures Underground-Lewis Carroll 1:20:55
  30. Dutch Courage and Other Stories-Jack London 3:18:59
  31. Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes-Daṇḍin 5:15:00
  32. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 03, Nov. 18, 1879-Various 1:03:45
  33. Dave Dashaway Around the World-Weldon Cobb 5:25:38
  34. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 01, Nov. 4, 1879-Various 1:28:49
  35. Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 002-Various 6:19:07
  36. Among Malay Pirates a Tale of Adventure and Peril-G. A. Henty 6:04:24
  37. Rover Boys Winning A Fortune-Arthur M. Winfield 5:34:33
  38. 026 - The Geometry of a Spiders Web 10:16
  39. 025 - The Building of a Spiders Web 12:55
  40. 024 - The Labyrinth Spider 12:31
  41. 023 - The Crab Spider 12:46
  42. 022 - The Spiders Telegraph-Wire 5:59
  43. 021 - The Clotho Spider 8:23
  44. 020 - The Tarantula 33:26
  45. 019 - The Banded Spider 13:07
  46. 018 - The Boy Who Loved Insects 32:17
  47. 017 - The Truffle-Hunting Beetle 6:50
  48. 016 - The Great Peacock Moths 5:08
  49. 015 - The Cabbage Caterpillar 8:03
  50. 014 - The Pine Caterpillar 38:06