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The lady and the octopus : how Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented aquariums and revolutionized marine biology Cover Image Book Book

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

Staaf, Danna, (author.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1728415772
  • ISBN: 9781728415772
  • Physical Description: 136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The mystery of the Argonauts -- The seamstress -- The explorer -- The inventor -- The detective -- The reporter -- The luminary -- Marine biology today and tomorrow.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-18 Carolrhoda Books.
Grades 7-9 Carolrhoda Books.

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Women marine biologists > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Marine biologists > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Aquariums > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Marine biology > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Women tailors > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Octopuses > Juvenile literature.
Villepreux-Power, Jeanne, 1794-1871.
Women marine biologists > Biography.
Marine biologists.
Women naturalists > Biography.
Naturalists > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Illustrated works.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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