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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
eBook - 2018
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-color original paintings by Merian herself, the Newbery Honor-winning 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.
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Publisher:
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
Copyright Date:
©2018
ISBN:
9781328830289 (electronic bk.)
1328830284 (electronic bk.)
1328830284 (electronic bk.)
Branch Call Number:
eBOOK B MERIAN
Characteristics:
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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This lavishly illustrated biography recounts the life of self-taught artist and naturalist Maria Merian, who lived in 17th century Germany. Merian's closely observed drawings of insects were hugely influential on scientists like Darwin. Ages 9 - 12.
This lavishly illustrated biography recounts the life of self-taught artist and naturalist Maria Merian, who lived in 17th century Germany. Merian's closely observed drawings of insects were hugely influential on scientists like Darwin. Ages 9 - 12.
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Add a CommentThis is a beautiful, beautiful book. A treasure! Merian's illustrations are throughout, the writing is superb, and it is a very comprehensive biography of the key points in her life, told appropriately and clearly for young readers. Merian is well-deserving of accolades, and she is an inspiration to pioneering, curious, and determined women of all ages. I love this book and plan to purchase it.
This is a terrific biography about a woman scientist living in Germany in the 1600's. Maria Merian changed scientific thinking by recording information about insects and painting intricate images of butterflies, moths and caterpillars. For a shorter, but also wonderful story of her life, read "Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Meria Merian" by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Julie Paschkis.