Maria Sibylla Merian Bastelset A baby unicorn as a

A baby unicorn as a friend

das Kinder und Erwachsene gleichermaßen in seinen Bann zieht

Little Franziska is suddenly plagued by the question of how old the Christ Child really is

Illustration: Sailboat and rainbow

But he cannot do otherwise

Maria Sibylla Merian Bastelset A baby unicorn as aArtist Researcher Businesswoman Barbara Beuys tells the exciting and knowledgeable story of the unusual life of a woman in the 17th century who confidently pioneered natural sciences as an artist. Her passion for caterpillars and their transformation into butterflies led her to the tropical jungles of South America in 1699. With her book The Wonderful Metamorphosis of Caterpillars, Maria Sibylla Merian is one of the founders of modern entomology. She