Bibliograph

Evelyn the adventurous Entomologist, the true story of a world-traveling bug hunter, by Christine Evans ; illustrated by Yasmin Imamura

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Evelyn the adventurous Entomologist, the true story of a world-traveling bug hunter, by Christine Evans ; illustrated by Yasmin Imamura

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Evelyn the adventurous Entomologist

Responsibility statement

by Christine Evans ; illustrated by Yasmin Imamura

Sub title

the true story of a world-traveling bug hunter

Summary

Back in 1881, when Evelyn Cheesman was born, English girls were expected to be clean and dressed in frilly dresses. But Evelyn crawled in dirt and collected glow worms in jars. When girls grew up they were expected to marry and look after children. But Evelyn took charge of the London Zoo insect house, filling it with crawling and fluttering specimens and breathing life back into the dusty exhibits. In the early 1920s, women were expected to stay home, but Evelyn embarked on eight solo expeditions to distant islands. She collected over 70,000 insect specimens, discovered new species, had tangles with sticky spider webs, and tumbled from a cliff. Inspire children to believe in their dreams and blaze their own trail with the story of Evelyn's amazing life!

Target audience

juvenile

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