Summer birds : the butterflies of Maria Merian / Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Julie Paschkis.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt, 2010 Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780805089370 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0805089373 (hc : alk. paper)
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 -- Juvenile literature
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717
- Caterpillars -- Juvenile literature
- Butterflies -- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile literature
- Good and evil -- Juvenile literature
- Natural history -- Juvenile literature
- Spontaneous generation -- Juvenile literature
- Sex role -- Juvenile literature
- Caterpillars
- Butterflies -- Metamorphosis
- QL544.2 .E54 2010
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
- American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project (2011)
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QK98.2 .M47 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800153801 |
"Book designed by Linda Lockowitz"--t.p. verso.
This picture book introduces young readers to Maria Sibylla Merian, a scientist, artist, and explorer born in Frankfurt in 1647. (Miller Library Staff)
In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.
Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project (2011)