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Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian

by Margarita Engle Author

(From Amazon): In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. Maria Merian was only a child, but she disagreed. She watched carefully as caterpillars spun themselves cocoons, which opened to reveal summer birds, or butterflies and moths. Maria studied the whole life cycle of the summer birds, and documented what she learned in vibrant paintings. 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.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9780805089370
Print Status
In Print
Pages
32
Suggested Grades
1st - 5th
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Edition
1
Copyright
2010

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