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The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian's art changed science / Joyce Sidman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]Description: 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0544717139
  • 9780544717138
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL31.M53 S53 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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)Summary: "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."--
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection QK98.2.M47 S53 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800170821
Total holds: 0

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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