Caterpillars and Butterflies

Usborne Beginners

by Emma Helbrough

Describes how a caterpillar develops into a butterfly, and discusses moths and the feeding habits and defenses of butterflies.

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

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Emma Helbrough is a children's book author associated with Usborne publishing.

Reviews

[Alycia]

Nice little informative book for my 6 year old who is currently taking care of her own caterpillar!

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nice introduction to caterpillars and butterflies. Combination of photos and illustrations add a lot of interest to the text.

[Ebjourney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these little books! Beautiful photographs and great information on any topic, this one being about caterpillars and butterflies. I had one kid who was a slow reader. It took him awhile to catch on (almost 4th or 5th grade), but he loved these books. He would take them off the shelf, read them, and hear me read them over and over to his younger siblings. (Never underestimate younger books to slow readers!) It also led me to the discovery that he loved reading nonfiction books, especially science books, more than fiction books most of the time. The vocabulary in most of these books are excellent, and I would highly recommend them to your 4-6 year old, but again, any age can read them and enjoy them.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children's literature nonfiction reader
Grades 1-3

I really liked a number of aspects about this Usborne Beginners series book Information for young readers. Both photos and illustrations are used. Text is broken up into small parts, with also utilizing highlighted text boxes for key information. These would be great to encourage 2nd grade readers in reading nonfiction. I found this caterpillar book enjoyable and I think they would too.

[Sudefteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tırtıllar ve Kelebekler'in üzerinde +7 yaş ibaresi olsa da daha okuma yazma bilmeyen küçük çocuklara da hitap edeceğini düşünüyorum. Ailesinin okuduğu şeylerin resimlerine bakması bile onun meraklı taraflarını harekete geçirecektir. :) Fotoğrafların izinde bir tırtılın kelebek olma serüvenine şahitlik ederken farklı türleri de öğreniyoruz. Ben beğendim serinin diğer kitaplarını da alıp okumak istiyorum.

[Sudefteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Burada, bir tırtılın kelebek olma yolunda kat ettiği mesafelere tanık oluyoruz. Anne kelebeğin yumurtalarını güvenli bir yaprağa bırakışı ile başlıyor. Tırtılın yumurtasından çıkışı, ilk önce yumurtayı yiyerek güçlenmesini, sonra üzerinde bulunduğu yaprağı ve komşu onlarca yaprağı yiyerek hayatta kalmaya çalışmasını gözlemliyoruz. Gerçek fotoğraflar ve rengarenk çizimlerle bunu izlemek hoşuma gitti. 🐛🦋

[Linda Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very good beginner science book. it is packed with interesting information and pictures, It has a table of contents, glossary, index and page of websites with Usborne activities linked to it. This would be a great resource for the butterfly hatching activity in 3rd grade. K-fourth grade can enjoy this book.

[JoAnne Styger · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love these non-fiction readers! Excellent for toddlers through middle readers.

[Frankie S · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series of books by Usborne is fantastic for learning. I enjoyed this one and want to go search for eggs, pupas in the wild!

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I wish that all the butterflies and moths had been labeled. Otherwise an excellent book.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good accompanient to third grade scuence unit. It is informative, using grade appropriate language and providig beautiful photos and illustrations.

[Grant Knuckles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful book. Somelike May Gibbs and how to make a broom.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usborne Beginners - Stephanie Turnbull

Caterpillars and Butterflies

This factual book was used in conjunction with the class topic. The book enables children to see how a factual book is laid out with contents pages, sub-headings, glossary and index. Each page identifies and gives information of a different aspect of a caterpillar and the process of changing into a butterfly. The information and facts are written in clear and simple terminology. The glossary enables the reader to understand technical language, as it is explained in a straightforward manner.

The author has incorporated a number of interesting facts about caterpillars before explaining the process of turning into a butterfly. The pictures used to illustrate the book are real life and brightly coloured, which makes the book attractive and appealing to all age readers. The author has incorporated diagrams and on each page there is a cartoon caterpillar which outlines a fact.

As part of the class topic we had our own caterpillars and used the book to explain what stage our own caterpillars were at – the children were able to use the book to see what the next stage was and monitor how long each process took.

Usborne do a series of factual books on a wide range of topics. I would defiantly see if they had one on the next class topic that I undertake. The information that the book provides can be used for all ages, as it provides information and facts that can prompt questioning and further research.

[Brittany]

Genre – Informational Text, Science
Conventions: Table of Contents, Photographs, Comparisons, Cutaways, Close-ups, Index, Glossary

This text is a great example of a typical informational text. It has many of the features we will be using throughout the unit, but it also is an easy to read text that teaches students about caterpillars and butterflies. It is categorized as a level 1 through Scholastic, and has the lifecycle of these insects in detail from beginning to butterfly, (and moth), including activity habits of the two insects.
I also like this text because I have a lot of connections I would hope to bring in as well. Every spring and summer I begin my garden and specifically put plants in my garden that will attract various kinds of insects. One of the things I plant a lot of is parsley in the hopes that swallowtail caterpillars will find it and build cocoons in it. On the other hand, the large whites on the previous page are horrid for my broccoli and cauliflower plants so I had tried to plant less of it to keep down those types of caterpillars. They turn into large white moths and are a huge pest. I would try and bring in examples of both depending on what time of year we were focusing on this unit and it would give kids a personal connection that would potentially peak their interest in finding out more information (i.e. reading more information texts) about butterflies and caterpillars.

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[Hayley Laporte]

This book is a level 1 informational book for young readers. It is about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. It talks about the eggs and how there are different kinds, It talks about what caterpillars do and what they eat. It describes their life once they are butterflies. It also talks about moths and some of their similarities and differences. It talks about how butterflies protect themselves and some of the different kinds there are.
This is a great informational book for younger readers. It is filled with tons of information that is easy to read. The text is large enough for kids and there aren't too many words on each page. They use text boxes to draw your attention to pieces of information. It has a table of contents at the beginning so kids can easily navigate through the book. It has a glossary in the back so kids can look up words that they aren't familiar with. It also has websites in the back so you can go to them to find more information. I would highly suggest this book for children.

[Jessie Jang · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book had a lot of information on caterpillars and butterflies. I also liked how it had real life pictures of caterpillars and butterflies. I also liked the information they had on the life cycle also where the butterflies go. Also what we can do to help butterflies and ways we should observe butterflies. Also what to wear and what to bring when we observe butterflies and caterpillars.
Learning Experience
I would order some caterpillars and let the children observe how the caterpillar changes. I would also give children a piece of paper and draw what they see.

[Betsy McElhannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. Caterpillars and Butterflies by Stephanie Turnbull
2. Awards: None
3. Genre: Nonfiction
4. Setting: The life phases of caterpillars outdoors
5. Many children are captivated by the changes caterpillars go through in the life cycle. I believe this book helps explain and display how that cycle takes place. The pictures are real instead of drawn illustrations, so children would like that too. I would have this book on in classroom library for my student to read and learn from.

[Taylor Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. Caterpillars and Butterflies by Stephanie Turnbull
2. Awards: None
3. Genre: Nonfiction
4. Setting: The life phases of caterpillars outdoors
5. Many children are captivated by the changes caterpillars go through in the life cycle. I believe this book helps explain and display how that cycle takes place. The pictures are real instead of drawn illustrations, so children would like that too. I would have this book on in classroom library for my student to read and learn from.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, we are not disappointed by an Usborne book. Great early and simple introduction to caterpillars, butterflies, and moths. My children enjoy the great pictures and easy to understand facts.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a non-fiction book and goes through the life cycles of caterpillars and butterflies. This book would be a good book to read for a science lesson and then you could have the students make caterpillars and butterflies for a project and discuss the cycles with students.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The photographs are helpful for children thinking carefully about caterpillar/butterfly bodies and lives.

Originally published in England in 2003.

[Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabby doo little book for a quick read and add to the box of useful quizzing info inside your brain. Which box does it go in? It's the one at the back with an easy lid to open

[Kate Johnson]

Informational
Great book to help students learn how to use informational text. Has great external text features including the table of contents, and the glossary.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great companion to discussions about caterpillars, butterflies and the metamorphosis process that changes the caterpillar.

[Little Champs]

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