Read and find out about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

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

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Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.

Provides a simple explanation of what happens as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly--from the caterpillar's point of view.

Close-up photographs reveal the alphabet written on the delicate wings of butterflies and moths, with playful and fanciful verse as a guide to the delights of the natural world.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of butterflies.

Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.

Introduces the life cycle of a butterfly, showing how it changes from an egg to a chrysalis to a butterfly.

Find out when you join the class on an exciting field trip to a real live bog, where they learn all about bog beasts and butterflies.