Rosemary F. (canadianeh) reviewed on 5/19/2013 + 242 more book reviews

We have few personal records of Maria Sibylla Merian, except her art, which has survived for over 300 years. In the way of Jane Goodall, she was first to discover and illustrate how insects behave in their natural environment by actually leading her own solo expedition to Surinam when she was 52 - an activity uncommon in its time and outlandish for her sex. In her time some people still believed that some forms of life were self-generated in mud and rotting fruit because there was no widespread understanding of insect metamorphosis. This book includes prints and color plates that show her work. Read and celebrate the life of this outstanding woman.

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