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Book

Summer birds : the butterflies of Maria Merian

Call Number

  • J 595.789 ENGL (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Henry Holt, 2010.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Summary

In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. 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.

Subjects

Added Authors

Julie Paschkis