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Girl Who Drew Butterflies
SKU
045958
ISBN
9780544717138
Grade 5-8
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Description
This lovely book simultaneously tells the story of Maria Merian, a German painter and engraver in the 1600s and also details metamorphosis and the life cycles of insects, especially butterflies and moths. She led a remarkable life, trained by her father and then step-father in all areas of painting and engraving, and tasked with collecting plant specimens and insects to use as models. She became an accomplished artist, but used her skills to study insects in more detail than was typical at the time. Fascinating story! ~Sara
Publisher's Description of Girl Who Drew Butterflies
Robert F. Sibert Medal winner
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?
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.In this visual nonfiction biography,richly illustrated throughout with full-colororiginal paintings by Merian herself, the Newbery Honorwinning author Joyce Sidman paints her own picture of one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Author: | Joyce Sidman |
| Grades: | 5-8 |
| ISBN: | 9780544717138 |
| Length in Inches: | 9.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 7.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.3 |
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