Summer Birds
The Butterflies of Maria Merian
New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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.
Subjects:
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 -- Juvenile literature.
Caterpillars -- Juvenile literature.
Butterflies -- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile literature.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 -- Juvenile literature.
Caterpillars -- Juvenile literature.
Butterflies -- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780805089370 (hc : alk. paper)
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