Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer

Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer / Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby.

Author/creator	Pomeroy, Sarah B. author.
Other author/creator	Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney, author.
Other author/creator	J. Paul Getty Museum issuing body.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]
Copyright Notice	©2018
Description	95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717--Juvenile literature. Women naturalists--Germany --Biography --Juvenile literature. Natural history illustrators--Germany --Biography --Juvenile literature. Natural history illustration--History --17th century --Juvenile literature. Natural history illustration--History --18th century --Juvenile literature. Flowers in art--Juvenile literature. Plants in art--Juvenile literature.

Contents	Growing up with art and nature -- Painter, scientist, wife, mother -- Transforming her life -- Danger, discovery, adventure -- Sharing the wonder.
Abstract	In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.
Audience	1150 Lexile
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2017021576
ISBN	9781947440012 (hardback)
ISBN	1947440012 (hardback)

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