Summer birds the butterflies of Maria Merian

The story of a young girl living in the 17th century 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.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engle, Margarita
Other Authors: Paschkis, Julie, 1957- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holt, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The story of a young girl living in the 17th century 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.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:9780805089370 (hc : alk. paper)
0805089373 (hc : alk. paper)
Author Notes:Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba.

(Bowker Author Biography)