Product Overview
Author: Sidman, Joyce
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Harper Collins
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.
Richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, The Grew Who Drew Butterflies will enthrall young scientists.
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? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies answers this question.
- Booklist Editor’s Choice
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Year
- Kirkus Best Book of the Year
- Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- New York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of the Year
