Adventures of a Young Naturalist

Lucien Biart's account of a boy's natural-history adventures in the wilds of Mexico.

At a glance Part travelogue, part field notebook, it brings the plants, creatures, and dangers of… Lucien Biart, a French naturalist who spent years in Mexico, turned his knowledge of its… The result blends the thrill of expedition with the patient curiosity of the collector… What it's about The book recounts a young naturalist's travels through the varied…

The book recounts a young naturalist's travels through the varied country of Mexico in pursuit of specimens and discovery.