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Entomologists Insects Metamorphosis Insects Metamorphosis Juvenile literature Scientific illustration Germany History 17th century Juvenile literature Scientific illustrators Scientific illustrators Biography Juvenile literature Scientists Scientists Germany Biography Juvenile literature Women naturalists Women naturalists Germany Biography Juvenile literatureSidman, Joyce
Summary: "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MERCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People SidmanWulf, Andrea
Summary: A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON WULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B HUMBOLDT WULSidman, Joyce
Summary: Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 MERFord, Corey
Summary: A splendid account of the final voyage of explorer Vitus Bering and of the life of naturalist Georg Steller (1709-1746), who accompanied Bering on the 1741 crossing into the uncharted North Pacific.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.798 FOREsbaum, Jill
Summary: Gene Stratton-Porter was a farm girl who fell in love with birds, from the chickens whose eggs she collected to the hawks that preyed on them. When she grew up, Gene wanted nothing more than to share her love of birds with the world. She wrote stories about birds, but when a magazine wanted to publish them next to awkward photos of stuffed birds, she knew she had to take matters into her own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024