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| 附加的形体格式: | Online version: Waldbauer, Gilbert. Fireflies, honey, and silk. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009 (OCoLC)763150963 |
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| 材料类型: | 政府刊物, 州政府或者省政府刊物 |
| 文件类型: | 书 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Gilbert Waldbauer; James B Nardi |
| ISBN: | 9780520258839 0520258835 9780520268074 0520268075 |
| OCLC号码: | 272305028 |
| 描述: | xi, 233 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| 内容: | Insects people like -- The silk we wear -- Dyeing the cloth -- Baubles, bracelets, and anklets -- Candles, shellac, and sealing wax -- Paper and ink -- Butterflies in your tummy -- Satisfying the sweet tooth -- Cures and nostrums -- Insect pets and performers -- Epilogue : the ecological context. |
| 责任: | Gilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James Nardi. |
摘要:
Explores the myriad ways in which the insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. This book describes how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures.
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"Abuzz with obscure lore about a host of bugs that are as accommodating to humans as bedbugs, fleas, and mosquitoes are annoying."--Natural History "Accessible, easy prose ready-made for a broad, curious audience."--Publishers Weekly "Reading this book is like sitting at the feet of a favourite uncle on a winter evening beside a crackling fire."--New Scientist "An easy-to-read book that is interesting and entertaining."--Foreword 再读一些...
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