Phalaina

by Adriana Herrera and Alice Brière-Haquet

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We discover a new species of life form every day.
But, every day,
a species also disappears.

The fly has 10 chromosomes,
the hamster 22, the rat 42, the human 46,
the chimpanzee 48, the cow 60,
and the butterfly 380.

London, 1881.

There's something a little eerie about Manon - she's not like the other girls at the orphanage. Maybe it's her red eyes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646141822
• ISBN13: 9781646141821
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Levine Querido
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9