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

Author/creator Pomeroy, Sarah B. author.
Other author Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney, author.
Other author J. Paul Getty Museum issuing body.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationLos Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]
Copyright Date©2018
Description95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.
Audience 1150 Lexile
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2017021576
ISBN9781947440012 (hardback)
ISBN1947440012 (hardback)

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