Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle corporate The first volume of the

The first volume of the Library of America's definitive two-volume selection of the nonfiction writings of our greatest living advocate for sustainable culture

This companion to the celebrated Mama Built a Little Nest explores the many different kinds of dens animals build for their babies

Our Native Bees is a keeper for people interested in our food supply--gardeners in particular--as it relates to bees

delivered with lyricism and poise

Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle corporate The first volume of theIn the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. Maria Merian was only a child, but she disagreed. She watched carefully as caterpillars spun themselves cocoons, which opened to reveal summer birds, or butterflies and moths. Maria studied the whole life cycle of the summer birds, and documented what she learned in vibrant paintings. This is the story of one young girl who took the