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Butterflies

SUMMER BIRDS: THE BUTTERFLIES OF MARIA MERIAN

Summer Birds cover
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Engle
Author's First Name: 
Margarita
Illustrator's First Name: 
Julie
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Paschkis
Publisher: 
Holt
Publication Date: 
2010

Medieval Europeans thought butterflies came from mud, but 13-year-old Maria Merian captures and observes them, chronicling and painting their life cycles and dispelling the mystery around animal metamorphoses. Fanciful oil paintings complement this appealing story.

ARABELLA MILLER'S TINY CATERPILLAR

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jarrett
Author's First Name: 
Clare
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2008

Scientific information about a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly is woven into an extended version of a lilting finger rhyme and enhanced with wispy pencil and collage illustrations.

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