A Butterfly Grows(Hardback) - 2009 Edition

by Stephen R. Swinburne

This young nonfiction text and accompanying photographs detail the stages in a butterfly's egg, caterpillar, chrysalis . . . butterfly!

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Picture Books, Animals

Hardcover

First published March 16, 2009

About the author

Steve was born in London, England. He holds a BA degree in Biology and English from Castleton State College in Vermont. He has worked as a ranger in a number of national parks and is the author of over 30 children's books. His extensive travels to faraway lands such as Africa and treks through Yellowstone have all influenced his book projects. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Steve’s book Sea Turtle Scientist in 2014. His most recent title is from Scholastic and entitled Safe in a Storm, a comforting read-aloud story, where all the animals find cozy places to keep them safe and warm. Steve visits nearly a hundred schools a year across the United States as well as many international schools. He lives in Vermont with his wife Heather, two dogs named Scout and Jem, and a cat named Skittles.

Reviews

[Marizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book technically has plenty of info. However, my daughter knows quite a bit about butterfly lifecycles & noticed when some things were missing. The egg was not pictured, the chrysalis exchange & shedding of the skin was not depicted (the silk woven to hook its feet into was not even mentioned which is her favorite part), & the information in it was oversimplified in general. It’s very simple for a beginning reader, & she did enjoy finding all the rhyming words & sounding out some of the words on her own. Very simplistic book about the subject, but very accessible for early readers (which I think is the main point of it).

[Lauren S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I need to find a book to use for a lesson about the life cycle of a butterfly and this would be an excellent, simple book to read to 1st and 2nd graders, except there aren't any photographs that illustrate the stage of the egg.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautifully photo-illustrated book is about how a butterfly grows, in an easy to understand presentation for young readers.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Green Light Readers Level 2 book about the life of a butterfly told from a butterfly's perspective. We liked the photos of the monarch butterflies throughout.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun non-fiction book about a little caterpillar that becomes a butterfly. It is written in the first perspective and is an entertaining story for beginning readers, with big, bright photographs and a simple narrative. Our girls liked this book a lot and we enjoyed discussing the questions at the end of the book.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

08/09: Easy enough for the youngest reader to give it a go, this one is written in the first person, which engaged my boys. They cared about the little caterpillar and his metamorphosis.