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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sidman, Joyce (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
Subjects:	Merian, Maria Sibylla, > 1647-1717 > Juvenile literature. Merian, Maria Sibylla, > 1647-1717. Entomologists > Germany > Biography > Juvenile literature. Entomology > Germany > History > 17th century > Juvenile literature. Scientific illustrators > Biography > Juvenile literature. Scientific illustration > Germany > History > 17th century > Juvenile literature. Scientists > Germany > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women naturalists > Germany > Biography > Juvenile literature. Insects > Metamorphosis > Juvenile literature. Entomologists. Entomology > Germany > History > 17th century. Scientific illustrators. Scientific illustration > Germany > History > 17th century. Scientists. Women naturalists. Insects > Metamorphosis. Women > Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars.

Description
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.
Physical Description:	120 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780544717138 0544717139