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Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten and up
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1 edition (April 27, 2010)
I use this to teach insect metamorphosis in grades 3-5. It's a true story, and shows the value of critical thinking, making observations and inferences, and creating notebook entries. The illustrations are incredible.
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I discovered Maria Merian when looking for women botanists to share with my students. I was shocked to find out that Maria Merian was an amazing artist and scientist with a great story. This book captivated my students. Well written and illustrated.
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I came across Maria Merian Sybilla when I was doing my genealogy. She lived in a commune with my family. I wanted this for my grandson so he could see that history can relate to his own history too. I'm glad she is being celebrated. A fascinating woman and added important ideas about habitat and how organisms reproduce.
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Frankly, I bought this book for my granddaughter because of the illustrator and her clever use of folkloric symbolism in her art work. The story about a young girl who later became a biologist was a positive message to our current "princess" culture. I read the book to my granddaughter when it arrived. I found the story to be mediocre. No strong message for feminine power nor for challenging common societal thinking of the time. The story can't decide whether to be about the scientist or the insects and reptiles that are mentioned. The art work is also not up to snuff. There are a couple of really good compositions and the rest is filler. All in all, I feel I was somewhat snookered by this book promotion, and I doubt my granddaughter will seek out this book for the story nor the illustrations in her day to day book reading.
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I am sending this to our Granddaughters in July. I fell in love with it and shared it with friends. The illustrations are just beautiful and the story of a brave young girl who did her research and discovered how the butterflies perpetuate is a wonderful example for young girls. Our Granddaughters are 5 and 8. One wants to be scientist so I am sure she will identify with the story. I loved the name Summer Birds for butterflies. I also learned interesting facts from this book.
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SUMMER BIRDS was nominated for the 2011 Rodda Book Award sponsored by the Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA), an international organization serving congregational libraries of all faiths. CSLA's Rodda Award is named for Dorothy Rodda Sargent, a lifetime member and one of the founders of the organization. This award recognizes a book which exhibits excellence in writing and has contributed significantly to congregational libraries through promotion of spiritual growth. The award is given to books for adults, young adults, and children on a three-year-rotational basis. The 2011 Rodda Award focuses on books for children and this year's award will be presented at the CSLA annual conference to be held at the Hilton Embassy Row Hotel in Washington,D.C., July 19-22. To learn more about CSLA and the Rodda Award go to [...].
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This may be a little advanced for my 2.5 yr old granddaughter but it was such a beautiful book I got it anyway. I never knew about Maria Merian so even nana can learn something new from a children's book!
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