Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781943147663)

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

Author: Christine Evans
ISBN-10: 1943147663
ISBN-13: 9781943147663
Publisher: Innovation Press
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 10.00w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2019
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 136
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 49