Butterfly School

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Bunting, Eve. 1994. Flower Garden. Voyager Publishing. Join this little girl as she creates a flowerbox garden for her apartment. Carle, Eric. 1981. The Honeybee and the Robber. Scholastic, Incorporated Manipulate the bee through the fields and the hive during one day in her life. Carle, Eric. 1999. The Very Clumsy Click Bug. Scholastic, Incorporated Persistence is the lesson this little bug learns, who develops from clumsy to graceful. Carle, Eric. 1995. The Very Lonely Firefly. Scholastic, Incorporated Companionship is the theme of this story of a firefly searching for friends and finding multiple sources of light. Carle, Eric. 1990. The Very Quiet Cricket. Scholastic, Incorporated Love gives this little cricket success as he tries to say hello to all the friends he meets. Cassie, Brian and Jerry Pallotta. 1995. The Butterfly Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge Publishing. Discover 26 of the 18,000 species of butterflies with this small, yet informative, book. Ehlert, Lois. 2001. Waiting for Wings. Harcourt, Incorporated Bold, accurate watercolor illustrations of the life cycle and nectaring of various butterflies. Frederick, Anthony. 2001. Under One Rock…Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs. Dawn Publications. Visit one special community, right under the feet of every child. Garelick, May. 1989. Where Does the Butterfly Go When It Rains? MONDO Publishing. Discover how different animals find refuge in the rain, and end with the answer to where butterflies go when it rains. Heller, Ruth. 1985. How to Hide a Butterfly. Grosset and Dunlap. Each page of this book features a well camouflaged insect for students to find as they discover the idea of protective coloration. Heller, Ruth. 1983. The Reason for a Flower. Grosset and Dunlap. Flowers and plants do more than serve as nectar sources and seed producers. Oppenheim, Joanne. 1996. Have You Seen Bugs? Scholastic Press. Beautifully illustrated with paper sculpture and watercolor, this poem discusses all possible aspects of bugs, their looks, habitats, and behaviors. Polacco, Patricia. 2000. The Butterfly. Philomel Books. A passionate and true tale of friendship from World War II, with two secret friends and a butterfly. Ross, Michael Elsohn. 1996. Millipedeology; Caterpillarology; and Cricketology. Carolrhoda Books. Each of these books describes ways to observe the animal and set up simple experiments to further study its behavior. Sandved, Kjell. 1996. The Butterfly Alphabet. Scholastic, Incorporated Beautiful close-up photography showcases butterfly and moth wing scales that seem to represent every letter of the alphabet. Out of print, and worth the search. Sundgard, Arnold and Carle, Eric. The Lamb and the Butterfly. Scholastic, Incorporated A lamb chases a butterfly and learns about the freedom of a butterfly’s life. Van Allsburg, Chris. 1988. Two Bad Ants. Houghton Mifflin. Get an ant’s eye view of a kitchen and its dangers, all for a few grains of sugar. Watts, Barrie. 1985. Butterfly and Caterpillar. Silver Burdett Company. Up-close photography assist the reader to see the metamorphosis of the cabbage white butterfly. top Bartlett Wright, Amy. Peterson First Guides: Caterpillars. Houghton Mifflin. This is an easy to use first guide to identifying the most common caterpillars of North America. Feltwell, John. Butterflies and Moths. DK Publishing Eyewitness Explorers. This is a wonderfully illustrated, comprehensive discussion of butterflies and moths. This book also includes a few activities and instructions on how to make field observations. Ling, Mary. 1992. See How They Grow: Butterfly. DK Publishing. This very simple and clear narration of metamorphosis is very appropriate for younger grade levels. Opler, Paul. Peterson First Guides: Butterflies and Moths. Houghton Mifflin. This is an easy to use first guide to identifying the most common butterflies and moths of North America. Ross, Michael Elsohn. 1997. Bug Watching with Charles Henry Turner. Turner was a prominent African-American entomologist who chose to teach high school in St. Louis, and now has the Turner Middle School, in the St. Louis Public School district, named for him. top

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