The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
by Joyce Sidman
In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 12,720
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196200, 2 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Scientific illustrators--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Scientific illustration
- Merian, Maria Sibylla
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- 17th century
- Insects--Metamorphosis--Juvenile literature
- Women naturalists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Experiments & Projects
- Entomologists
- Butterflies
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars
- Entomologists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
- Scientific illustrators
- Entomology--Germany--History--17th century--Juvenile literature
- Scientists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | Painting
- Women naturalists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Scientists
- Young Adult Biography
- History
- Germany
- Insects
- Metamorphosis
- Entomology
- Scientific illustration--Germany--History--17th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- International Women's Day (Secondary)
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Joyce Sidman about The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Joyce Sidman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Joyce Sidman
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2019 Sibert Medal Acceptance Speech given by Joyce Sidman
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Interview with Joyce Sidman
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Interview with Joyce Sidman
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Joyce Sidman
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Catherine Ho
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2018
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