While watching a caterpillar brought to school in a glass jar slowly change into a beautiful butterfly, the class and the reader learn the basics about the mystery of metamorphosis.
When Maria Merian was born in Germany in 1647, people still believed that beetles, worms, and other bugs were formed from mud. This is the story of one young girl who disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.
"With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science!"--