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From Caterpillar to Butterfly
Contributor(s): Heiligman, Deborah (Author), Weissman, Bari (Illustrator)
ISBN: 006111975X     ISBN-13: 9780061119750
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $24.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2008
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Where did the caterpillar go?

It seems to have disappeared, but it hasn't. It has turned into a butterfly! From the time a caterpillar first hatches, it eats so fast that its skin can't keep up. It sheds its skin several times as it grows bigger and bigger. Eventually it forms a shell around itself called a chrysalis. Nothing seems to happen for a long time. But then one day the chrysalis splits open, and a beautiful butterfly emerges. What a magical metamorphosis!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner
Dewey: 595.789
Lexile Measure: 490
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 15.5" W x 18.5" (1.02 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 18870
Reading Level: 2.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Read and find out about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. This oversize edition (18 1/4 by 15 1/4 inches) is ideal for sharing in the classroom.

After a caterpillar comes to school in a jar, the children are captivated as it eats, grows, and eventually becomes a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly.

This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes web research prompts and an activity encouraging kids to identify the different types of butterflies all around them.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Book in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Contributor Bio(s): Weissman, Bari: -

Bari Weissman has been illustrating children's books for nearly forty years. She was born and raised in the Bronx and received her master's degree in art education at Massachusetts College of Art. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband.

Heiligman, Deborah: -

At age five, Deborah Heiligman checked out her first library book--What Is a Butterfly?--and her love of science and nature has grown ever since. She has written one other Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, On the Move, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell. She is also the author of the middle grade biography Charles and Emma, which was a National Book Award finalist and a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Ms. Heiligman lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.