| Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian Contributor(s): Engle, Margarita (Author), Paschkis, Julie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805089373 ISBN-13: 9780805089370 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: April 2010 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. |
| Dewey: 595.781 |
| LCCN: 2009005267 |
| Age Level: 5-8 |
| Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 10.1" L (0.70 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Storybook, 2012 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2011 |
| Review Citations: Booklist 03/15/2010 pg. 43 Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2010 pg. 197 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2010 School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 74 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory BookPage 05/01/2010 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 144214 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. Maria Merian was only a child, but she disagreed. She watched carefully as caterpillars spun themselves cocoons, which opened to reveal summer birds, or butterflies and moths. Maria studied the whole life cycle of the summer birds, and documented what she learned in vibrant paintings. This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paschkis, Julie: - JULIE PASCHKIS won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Yellow Elephant. She is also the illustrator for the Worldwide Stories for children and lives in Seattle.Engle, Margarita: - Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, The Firefly Letters, and Tropical Secrets. She lives in northern California. |
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