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The lady and the octopus : how Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented aquariums and revolutionized marine biology / Danna Staaf.

Author/creator Staaf, Danna author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2022]
Copyright Notice ©2022
Description136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The mystery of the Argonauts -- The seamstress -- The explorer -- The inventor -- The detective -- The reporter -- The luminary -- Marine biology today and tomorrow.
Abstract "Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index.
Interest age level Ages 10 and up
Interest grade level Grades 8 and up
Audience 1220 Lexile
Issued in other formOnline version: Staaf, Danna, 1983- Lady and the octopus Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books ®, 2022 9781728460833
Genre/formIllustrated works.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
LCCN 2021051154
ISBN1728415772 (library binding)
ISBN9781728415772 (library binding)
ISBN(ebook)

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