The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian's art changed science /
Sidman, Joyce,
The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian's art changed science / Joyce Sidman. - 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The girl in the garden -- Egg -- Hatching -- First instar -- Second instar -- Third instar -- Fourth instar -- Molting -- Pupa -- Eclosing -- Expanding -- Flight -- Egg -- The woman in her world.
Some have called Maria Sybilla Merian (born in 1647) the world's first ecologist, even though the word "ecology" wasn't coined until more than 50 years after her death. As this illustrated biography details, her scientific illustrations documented insect life cycles and associated plant species at a time when other naturalists were still proponents of Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation. (Miller Library Staff) "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Entomologists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Entomology--History--Germany--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Scientific illustrators--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Scientific illustration--History--Germany--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Scientists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women naturalists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Insects--Metamorphosis--Juvenile literature.
QL31.M53 / S53 2018
The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian's art changed science / Joyce Sidman. - 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The girl in the garden -- Egg -- Hatching -- First instar -- Second instar -- Third instar -- Fourth instar -- Molting -- Pupa -- Eclosing -- Expanding -- Flight -- Egg -- The woman in her world.
Some have called Maria Sybilla Merian (born in 1647) the world's first ecologist, even though the word "ecology" wasn't coined until more than 50 years after her death. As this illustrated biography details, her scientific illustrations documented insect life cycles and associated plant species at a time when other naturalists were still proponents of Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation. (Miller Library Staff) "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.
0544717139 9780544717138
2016057731
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Entomologists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Entomology--History--Germany--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Scientific illustrators--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Scientific illustration--History--Germany--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Scientists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women naturalists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Insects--Metamorphosis--Juvenile literature.
QL31.M53 / S53 2018