Moth and wasp, soil and ocean : remembering Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong's work for sustainable farming / Sigrid Schmalzer ; illustrated by Melanie Linden Chan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmISBN:- 0884484041
- 9780884484042
- Pu, Zhelong
- Pu, Zhelong
- Entomologists -- China -- Biography
- Biologists -- China -- Biography
- Women scientists -- China -- Biography
- Insect pests -- Biological control -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Sustainable agriculture -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Insect pests -- Control -- Juvenile literature
- Garden pests -- Biological control -- Juvenile literature
- SB605.C45 S34 2018
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QH31.P8 S34 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800179178 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Pu Zhelong’s pioneering use of parasitic wasps to protect Chinese farm crops from insect pests is described in this picture book. (Miller Library Staff)
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean tells its story through the memories of a farm boy who, inspired by Pu Zhelong, became a scientist himself.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.