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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed ScienceRobert F. Sibert Medal winner Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. In this visual nonfiction biography, richly illustrated throughout with full color original paintings by
Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. In this visual nonfiction biography, richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, the Newbery Honor-winning author Joyce Sidman paints her own picture of one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects. Booklist Editor's ChoiceChicago Public Library Best of 2018
Kirkus Best book of 2018
2018 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
Junior Library Guild Selection
New York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of 2018
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 02/20/2018
ISBN: 9780544717138
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.80d
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Winner
Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 42
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017 pg. 198
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2017
School Library Journal 12/01/2017 pg. 124
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 106
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2018
BookPage 03/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196200 / Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2
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★★★★★ 4
Taking another look at this book
Format: Paperback
I am revising my review in fairness to the author. I purchased this book on the secondary market. For my initial review I had not read the book cover to cover. This book features an anthology of philosophical excerpts and writings on different topics concerning contemporary issues in ethics. The author prefaces each topic section with an overview of the pertinent legal, historical and social developments. This is followed by contributions on the subject from different philosophical viewpoints. Some of these contributions can be rather turgid, others easily digestible. As a whole, I find the book to offer good coverage of the topics. The book addresses many ethical issues with a fair degree of contemporaneous coverage but more ethical questions of seminal import are required. For instance, perhaps there ought to be other topics introduced for future revisions that are more poignant to life in the national security state, such as the ethics of social vigilance in response to domestic government spying, the abrogation of habeas corpus and war crimes such as droning and torture. These are serious ethical conundrums in our society that deserve consideration in any philosophy course focusing on contemporary issues in ethics.
Having a more comprehensive reading of this book I have significantly upgraded my appreciation of its coverage and the work that went into it and I would recommend it to professors looking to introduce ethics studies in a philosophy curriculum.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014
★★★★★ 5
Very insightful, and there are a ton of readings ...
Format: Paperback
Very insightful, and there are a ton of readings that make this book more and more interesting with every coming chapter.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017
★★★★★ 5
... value professor is making us put this book to great use.
Format: Paperback
My human conduct & value professor is making us put this book to great use.. Awesome!!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015
★★★★★ 1
Unethical book
Format: Paperback
Had to get this book for a required class. This book is unreadable. It is written in an outdated language of old philosophers. The book itself if unethical. It starts out with one inch margins then once you get into it they switch to half inch margins. That's deceitful. Everyone I have talked to in the class can't stand the book. l read it because I have to, but I'm not getting anything out of it. Humanity is certainly lacking ethics these days, but this book is a waste of my time and if I'm struggling reading it, I doubt anyone who actually needs to read this book will make it through more than a page.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2016
★★★★★ 5
good book, good
Format: Paperback
fast delivery, good book, good price
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017