Bibliograph

The girl who drew butterflies, how Maria Merian's art changed science, Joyce Sidman

Type

Label

The girl who drew butterflies, how Maria Merian's art changed science, Joyce Sidman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1110L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The girl who drew butterflies

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1023862239

Responsibility statement

Joyce Sidman

Sub title

how Maria Merian's art changed science

Summary

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification