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Author Sidman, Joyce, author.

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

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 595.7092 Sid    ---  Available
Description 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Audience Ages 10-12.
Grades 4 to 6.
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."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 -- Juvenile literature.
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.
ISBN 9780544717138
0544717139

 
    
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