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

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staaf, Danna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Villepreux-Power, Jeanne, > 1794-1871 > Juvenile literature.
Villepreux-Power, Jeanne, > 1794-1871.
Women marine biologists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women naturalists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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.
Women marine biologists > Biography.
Marine biologists.
Women naturalists > Biography.
Naturalists > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Femmes biologistes de la vie marine > France > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Femmes naturalistes > France > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Women marine biologists.
Women naturalists.
France.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Illustrated works.
Description
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.
Physical Description:136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 10-18
Grades 7-9
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index.
ISBN:1728415772
9781728415772