1647-1717

A biography of Maria Sibylla Merian, who lived in Germany during the 1600s and became one of the first entomologists and scientific illustrators.

A young girl goes against Medieval beliefs that insects are evil and secretly observes caterpillars as they form cocoons and are reborn as butterflies and moths.

"Explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--.

"A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists"--.

A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.

Presents a biography of seventeenth-century naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian whose detailed observations and drawings of the metamorphosis of the butterfly contributed to the science of entomology.

A young girl goes against Medieval beliefs that insects are evil and secretly observes caterpillars as they form cocoons and are reborn as butterflies and moths.