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The girl who dew butterflies how Maria Merian's art changed science Joyce Sidman

By: Language: English Publication details: New York Houghton Mifflin 2018Description: 160 p. ill. color 17.78 x 1.86 x 22.86 cmISBN:
  • 9780544717138
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 595
Online resources: Summary: One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, The Grew Who Drew Butterflies will enthrall young scientists. Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies answers this question. Booklist Editor's ChoiceChicago Public Library Best of the YearKirkus Best Book of the Year Bulletin Blue Ribbon BookJunior Library Guild SelectionNew York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of the Year.
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Textbook Textbook ECB - ÁGUAS CLARAS AP Year 5 595 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00057006AGC
Textbook Textbook ECB - ÁGUAS CLARAS AP Year 5 595 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00057007AGC
Textbook Textbook ECB - SUDOESTE IB Year 5 595 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00057105SSW
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Textbook Textbook ECB - SUDOESTE IB Year 5 595 SID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00057107SSW

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One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly.

Richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, The Grew Who Drew Butterflies will enthrall young scientists.

Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies answers this question.

Booklist Editor's ChoiceChicago Public Library Best of the YearKirkus Best Book of the Year Bulletin Blue Ribbon BookJunior Library Guild SelectionNew York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of the Year.

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