Summer birds : the butterflies of Maria Merian /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780805089370 (hc : alk. paper) 0805089373 (hc : alk. paper) |