From Caterpillar to Butterfly

by Deborah Heiligman, Bari Weissman (Illustrator)

Overview

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 title features colorful illustrations from veteran illustrator Bari Weissman and lively text from National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor winner Deborah Heiligman.

Now rebranded with a new cover look, this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book includes web research prompts and an activity encouraging kids to identify the different types of butterflies all around them. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Louis Sorkin, Senior Scientific Assistant at the American Museum of Natural History.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062381835
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Series:	Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Series: Level 1
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	147,481
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

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.

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.

Editorial Reviews

Although the drama of metamorphosis has been documented with greater detail in other titles, this presentation stands out because of its classroom setting. An inviting book that young children can relate to and one that teachers will find valuable to support nature-study projects.” — School Library Journal

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