Bibliograph

Summer birds, the butterflies of Maria Merian, Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Julie Paschkis

Type

Label

Summer birds, the butterflies of Maria Merian, Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Julie Paschkis

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

AD 710, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Summer birds

Oclc number

310959348

Responsibility statement

Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Julie Paschkis

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, LG, 3.2, 0.5, 144214.Reading Counts RC, K-2, 3.4, 1, Quiz: 61754.

Sub title

the butterflies of Maria Merian

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

Target audience

primary

resource.variantTitle

Summer birds

Classification