 A delightful story chronicling the author's real life experience with raising a brood of Cecroia silkmoths. |
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 Caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly -- follow the metamorphosis of this familiar backyard creature as it evolves into a delicate flying insect. Illustrated in full color by Tudor Humphries. Age Range: 4-8 years. |
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 One day Miss Dana brings a surprise to school--three striped caterpillars and a flowerpot full of milkweed. |
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 "Butterflies and Moths" excels in vivid color close-up photos and an intriguing text which includes an introduction to metamorphosis. |
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 This new series is based on the Peterson Identification System, which uses life-like illustrations to help young naturalists make accurate identifications. |
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 Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. |
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 Fully illustrated and easy to use, this convenient guide features non-technical language and up-to-date range maps for a wide variety of butterflies and moths. Illustrations. |
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 The first impression one gets of this science book is that it is very attractive. Watercolors done in spring shades rest neatly in precise outlines of lovely butterflies and flowers. Lots of white space and soft, blue-sky backgrounds give a crisp, up-to-date look. But this title is more than just a pretty face. |
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 Forty puzzles provide a flutter of entertainment and includes mazes, puzzles, coloring pages, hidden scenes, word codes and more. |
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 This soaring collection presents a butterfly for every letter of the alphabet, plus one for each season. Detailed drawings include 30 breeds of butterflies. |
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 Kindergarten-Grade 3-A gentle family story with an environmental message. Amy and her mother are taking part in the Fourth of July butterfly count on a stretch of land that belonged to the girl's great-great-grandmother and was turned over to a conservation group for a prairie restoration project. |
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 Anyone whose heart flutters at the sight of a butterfly will enjoy these 43 activities designed to teach kids about nature. They can decorate a butterfly's wings, guide another through a maze, find hidden caterpillars, then color the pictures. Also includes connect-the-dots, word searches, crosswords, and counting games. Solutions. Dover Original. |
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 In this sweet memoir, a girl saves a caterpillar, "a small black creature/ like a tiny worm,/ ...from a greedy jay/ who wanted it/ for lunch." Her grandpa explains that she has found a larva that will become a butterfly, and the two make a shoebox home for it. |
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 This new series is based on the Peterson Identification System, which uses life-like illustrations to help young naturalists make accurate identifications. |
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 An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts. |
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 Charlie the caterpillar is lonely when all the other creatures refuse to play with him because they think he is ugly. Soon Charlie metamorphoses into a butterfly and all want to be his friend. |
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 A carefree cabbage caterpillar named Clara, who becomes a common cream-colored butterfly, can't possibly compete with a catty, conceited caterpillar named Catisha, who becomes a captivating crimson-colored butterfly. Or can she? |
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 Fascinating Answers to Questions about Butterflies and Moths. Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, and drawings by renowned artist William Howe, this book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, students, or anyone who has ever been entranced by these fascinating, fluttering creatures. |
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 This handsome book covers every aspect of butterflies not covered in most field guides, in an easy-to-read Q & A format. From taxonomy to symbolism, it's all here. Perfect for classroom study. |
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 Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations create a cheerful setting similar in style to those found in Miriam Cohen's books about classroom events. Close-ups show the stages of transformation as captions wend along plant leaves and stems reminiscent of a caterpillar crawling. |
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 This story, based on the 3,000-mile annual migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico, follows the travels of one butterfly determined to get there--even though she's not sure where or what Mexico is. |
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 Twenty-eight ready-to-color butterfly scenes are joined by 25 full-color stickers for pages of activity-packed fun. |
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 After the frog at the pond's edge tells him that he's ugly, the cricket of Swampswallow Pond loses his zest for life and for singing. The glowworm and the ladybug try to persuade the cricket that he's just as good as the rest of them, while the dragonfly declares, "Wishing is a waste of time." |
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 Grade 3-6-The first half of this colorful book focuses on the insect's life cycle. The second section gives step-by-step directions for a wealth of projects and activities. |
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