 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. Hardback copy. |
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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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 This new series is based on the Peterson Identification System, which uses life-like illustrations to help young naturalists make accurate identifications. Also available in softcover for $5.95. |
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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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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. |
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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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 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." Also available in paperback. |
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 Grade 3-6-The first half of this colorful book focuses on the insect's life cycle, delineating each stage of its metamorphosis in a smooth blend of large-print text and snapshot-sized color photographs. The second section gives step-by-step directions for a wealth of projects and activities such as rearing a Monarch butterfly from either the egg or caterpillar stage; keeping a journal to track migration or chart growth; setting up a butterfly feeding station; and constructing a pom-pom caterpill |
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 Gr. 4-6. Avoiding the sound byte approach common in today's nonfiction for children, Lasky gives us biological information and a sense of the miracle of the migrating monarch butterfly in eminently readable prose. |
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 Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of painted lady butterflies. |
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 "The Big Little Book of Butterflies" celebrates these beautiful "winged flowers" with more than 250 stunning photographs of some of the most breathtaking butterflies in the world. |
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 Welcome to the wonder and beauty of butterflies!
Look through the wings of a Transparent, marvel at the size of the Queen Alexandra Birdwing, and try to find the camouflaged Indian Leaf Butterfly! Learn about these amazing butterflies, and more, as you read from A to Z about a group of the world's most beautiful insects. |
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 Celebrate butterflies in all their pleasure, variety, and beauty, from a spectacular cloud of migrating Monarchs to a vivid Red Admiral. |
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 Delicate, luminous oil paintings illustrate this 12th-Century Japanese tale about an unconventional girl. Izumi and her caterpillars are the focus of scenes that pulsh with life and beauty. Her life-affirming determination electrifies every page. Truly, a timeless story. |
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