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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
Contributor(s): Sidman, Joyce (Author)
ISBN: 0544717139     ISBN-13: 9780544717138
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016057731
Lexile Measure: 1110
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (1.18 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Holiday - Earth Day
- Topical - Inspiration
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest
- Topical - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Boy's Interest
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 196200
Reading Level: 7.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Robert F. Sibert Medal winner

Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them?

One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. In this visual nonfiction biography, richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, the Newbery Honor-winning author Joyce Sidman paints her own picture of one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects.

Booklist Editor's Choice
Chicago Public Library Best of 2018
Kirkus Best book of 2018
2018 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book

Junior Library Guild Selection
New York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of 2018


Contributor Bio(s): Sidman, Joyce: - The Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman is today's foremost nature poet for children. Accolades for her books include two Caldecott Honors, a Lee Bennet Hopkins Award, winner of the Claudia Lews Award, and many stars and best of lists. For her award-winning body of work, she won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visit www.joycesidman.com