Maria Merian's Butterflies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Maria Merian's Butterflies write by Kate Heard. This book was released on 2016. Maria Merian's Butterflies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In 1699, the German artist and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian set sail for Suriname, in South America. There she would spend two years studying the animals and plants which she encountered, aiming to explore the life-cycle of insects (then only partially understood). Those studies led to the publication of the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (the Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname), a luxury volume which brought the wonders of Suriname to Europe."--
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Girl Who Drew Butterflies write by Joyce Sidman. This book was released on 2018-02-20. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor–winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects. 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
Summer Birds
Summer Birds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Summer Birds write by Margarita Engle. This book was released on 2010-04-27. Summer Birds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.
A Butterfly Journey
A Butterfly Journey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Butterfly Journey write by Boris Friedewald. This book was released on 2015-07-16. A Butterfly Journey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was an intrepid explorer, naturalist, scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This lovely, impeccably designed book tells Merian’s incredible life story alongside colorful reproductions of her engravings and watercolors of the butterflies she encountered during her lifetime in Germany and the Netherlands, and her seminal trip to the Dutch colony of Surinam. The book recounts Merian’s monumental expedition, her work as an advocate for the slave laborers of Surinam, and her important studies of the anatomy and life cycle of the butterfly. Author Boris Friedewald employs Merian’s favorite insect as a metaphor for the artist’s own pioneering evolution from budding entomologist to educator, activist, and artist. A visual treasure as well as a satisfying read, this exquisite volume is the perfect gift for anyone interested in Merian’s amazing life and groundbreaking body of work.
Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705
Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705 write by Maria Sibylla Merian. This book was released on 2016. Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a full-size facsimile of the magnum opus of Maria Sibylla Merian, a significant contributor to the field of entomology because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Merian, a German naturalist and scientific illustrator, was one of the foremost female scientists of the 17th century. In 1705, she published Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, for which she became famous. No more than 30 copies of this masterwork are left worldwide.
