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From Egg to Butterfly
How does an egg become a butterfly? Follow each step in nature's cycle--from egg to brightly colored insect--in this fascinating book!
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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November 29, 2016
1. Book summary, in your own words (3 pts)
From Egg to Butterfly is a really cute informational book all about how butterflies become butterflies. It talks about how they are born in eggs, become caterpillars, and then become butterflies. It has wonderful illustrations and pictures to go along with it.
2. Grade level, interest level, lexile (1 pt)
This would definitely be a book for students in Preschool and Kindergarten. This book would be right on their level. Plus, I think it would be very interesting for them to read.
3. Appropriate classroom use (subject area) (1 pt)
I would use this book during the reading part of the class or when we would learn about insects (since this book is for younger students).
4. Individual students who might benefit from reading (1 pt)
Students interested in insects and butterflies would love this book.
5. Small group use (literature circles) (1 pt)
If I used this in small groups, I would have the students make their own illustrations for the lifecycle of a butterfly.
6. Whole class use (read aloud) (1 pt)
I think it would be fun to read this book aloud to the class. I think the students would react to it really well.
7. Related books in genre/subject or content area (1 pt)
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
From Tadpole to Frog (Start to Finish, Second (Paperback)) by Shannon Zemlicka
8. Multimedia connections (audio books, movie) available (1 pt)
There are no multimedia connections to this book.
From Egg to Butterfly is a really cute informational book all about how butterflies become butterflies. It talks about how they are born in eggs, become caterpillars, and then become butterflies. It has wonderful illustrations and pictures to go along with it.
2. Grade level, interest level, lexile (1 pt)
This would definitely be a book for students in Preschool and Kindergarten. This book would be right on their level. Plus, I think it would be very interesting for them to read.
3. Appropriate classroom use (subject area) (1 pt)
I would use this book during the reading part of the class or when we would learn about insects (since this book is for younger students).
4. Individual students who might benefit from reading (1 pt)
Students interested in insects and butterflies would love this book.
5. Small group use (literature circles) (1 pt)
If I used this in small groups, I would have the students make their own illustrations for the lifecycle of a butterfly.
6. Whole class use (read aloud) (1 pt)
I think it would be fun to read this book aloud to the class. I think the students would react to it really well.
7. Related books in genre/subject or content area (1 pt)
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
From Tadpole to Frog (Start to Finish, Second (Paperback)) by Shannon Zemlicka
8. Multimedia connections (audio books, movie) available (1 pt)
There are no multimedia connections to this book.
October 10, 2017
Summary: This book follows the life cycle of a butterfly starting from an egg and ending at a butterfly.
Evaluation: This is a great introduction to fiction texts. The author does a great job in using text features throughout the book.
Teaching Idea: For this book, I would do a Interactive Read Aloud where I focus on the text features of the book. Later, I would have the students get their our non-fiction book and look for the text features in that book.
Evaluation: This is a great introduction to fiction texts. The author does a great job in using text features throughout the book.
Teaching Idea: For this book, I would do a Interactive Read Aloud where I focus on the text features of the book. Later, I would have the students get their our non-fiction book and look for the text features in that book.
January 25, 2022
I read the 2021 edition of this title, there is a prior edition as well as a later one.
This is a perfect visual using photographs that depicts the metamorphosis of the butterfly. No extraneous info or side bars accompany this crystal clear one aspect of the process photos. Fascinating to learn that the caterpillar hatching from the egg actually eats the eggshell. Photos are worth a thousand words!
This is a perfect visual using photographs that depicts the metamorphosis of the butterfly. No extraneous info or side bars accompany this crystal clear one aspect of the process photos. Fascinating to learn that the caterpillar hatching from the egg actually eats the eggshell. Photos are worth a thousand words!
October 11, 2018
The pictures in this book are excellent. The text is large with repetitive words and short sentences. This is a perfect book for working on reading with my four year old to read.
November 10, 2021
Perfect for young readers. Follow the stages of a butterfly from the beginning — an egg. Colorful pictures with easy to read text.
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December 17, 2015• Summarize the book
This book is about the process a butterfly goes through as it begins it’s life as an egg. The book shows pictures of the butterfly eggs then shows how when the egg hatches, it becomes a caterpillar. The caterpillar eats its shell as well as the green plants it lives by. The caterpillar grows so much that its skin becomes tight. Then it sheds its skin several times before becoming a pupa. It forms a hard shell where it changes into a butterfly. The butterfly then comes out of the shell and slowly opens its wings. Finally, the butterfly is ready to fly away.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre (What makes it traditional literature? What makes it historical fiction?)
This is an informational text about the life cycle of a butterfly. There are specific facts and vocabulary such as pupa, and caterpillar that can be learned, and there real photos that show the different steps in the life cycle.
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. (eg. This book is a good text to use when teaching how to make inferences, or This books deals with bullying and would be useful when beginning a discussion about bullying in the classroom.)
This would be a great book for students who are doing a science lesson on butterflies. Teachers could even have a real live example in their classrooms and the students could use the book to identify the different stages the caterpillar or butterfly is in. There are also many transition words such as then, next, or finally, that students could point out if they were learning how to use those types of words in their reading unit.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written with very simple language and the words are large on the page so as not to overwhelm beginning readers. This is a perfect book for primary grades who are just starting to learn about informational texts because it is easy to identify those features.
This book is about the process a butterfly goes through as it begins it’s life as an egg. The book shows pictures of the butterfly eggs then shows how when the egg hatches, it becomes a caterpillar. The caterpillar eats its shell as well as the green plants it lives by. The caterpillar grows so much that its skin becomes tight. Then it sheds its skin several times before becoming a pupa. It forms a hard shell where it changes into a butterfly. The butterfly then comes out of the shell and slowly opens its wings. Finally, the butterfly is ready to fly away.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre (What makes it traditional literature? What makes it historical fiction?)
This is an informational text about the life cycle of a butterfly. There are specific facts and vocabulary such as pupa, and caterpillar that can be learned, and there real photos that show the different steps in the life cycle.
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. (eg. This book is a good text to use when teaching how to make inferences, or This books deals with bullying and would be useful when beginning a discussion about bullying in the classroom.)
This would be a great book for students who are doing a science lesson on butterflies. Teachers could even have a real live example in their classrooms and the students could use the book to identify the different stages the caterpillar or butterfly is in. There are also many transition words such as then, next, or finally, that students could point out if they were learning how to use those types of words in their reading unit.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written with very simple language and the words are large on the page so as not to overwhelm beginning readers. This is a perfect book for primary grades who are just starting to learn about informational texts because it is easy to identify those features.
September 5, 2015
This book is beautifully layered for early readers. It can be used to teach the foundations of research and non-fiction texts with its table of contents, glossary, and index. For younger kids with shorter attention spans, you can read just the bolded text. For more engaged and older students, you can read the short paragraph on each pair of pages. And, the photographs are wonderful -- close-up, detailed, and carefully related to the corresponding text. This is a GREAT beginning non-fiction text. (I use it with my classroom of 2-5 year olds.)
April 12, 2017
My whole life I always understood the process of the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly but I can honestly say that I never actually saw the process as it happened. It sounds silly I know
What I appreciated about this informative book is the real pictures that come with each step of the process. The text in this book is very simple and easy to comprehend and follow along to. The process from an egg to a butterfly is separated into what I see them as chapters. Each step in the process has its own page and is printed in bold lettering.
I can see how this would capture a child’s attention. The pictures are clear and vivid in color. I can see this book in a lot of classrooms during springtime when teachers buy the butterfly kits to teach their kids all about this process.
What I appreciated about this informative book is the real pictures that come with each step of the process. The text in this book is very simple and easy to comprehend and follow along to. The process from an egg to a butterfly is separated into what I see them as chapters. Each step in the process has its own page and is printed in bold lettering.
I can see how this would capture a child’s attention. The pictures are clear and vivid in color. I can see this book in a lot of classrooms during springtime when teachers buy the butterfly kits to teach their kids all about this process.
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