The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian's art changed science
Record details
- ISBN: 0544717139
- ISBN: 9780544717138
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Physical Description:
120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The girl in the garden -- Egg -- Hatching -- First instar -- Second instar -- Third instar -- Fourth instar -- Molting -- Pupa -- Eclosing -- Expanding -- Flight -- Egg -- The woman in her world. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. |
Awards Note: | Sibert Medal, 2019. |
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 December
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.Gr 5â8â Under the tutelage of her stepfather, artist Jacob Marrel, young teen Maria Sibylla Merian developed her artistic talent and found ways to combine it with her interest and careful observation of caterpillars, moths, and butterflies. In Germany, the Netherlands, and Suriname, from about 1660 to 1710, Merian (some paintings use her married name of Graff) moved from more traditional "lady artist" subjects such as flowers, to depicting the life cycles and habitats of caterpillars, moths, butterflies, spiders, insects, and the natural struggle for survival. At a time when many believed in the spontaneous generation of flying insects, Merian's meticulous observations allowed her to document that eggs became caterpillars which then transformed into butterflies or moths. Sidman starts each chapter with a verse, otherwise telling the story through narrative with ample photographs, etchings, maps, paintings, and reproductions of Merian's botanical art throughout. In pages of boxed text, readers learn a bit about topics that influenced Merian's life, such as printing processes, religion in the 1600s, and slavery in Suriname. The butterfly life cycle, from egg to maturity, was an endless source of inspiration, and is at the center of many of her paintings. The thorough back matter will aid in classroom use.VERDICT An excellent choice for young artists, budding scientists, fledgling entomologists, and fans of biography.âMaggie Knapp, Trinity Valley Sch., Fort Worth, TX