Fly, Butterfly

Penguin Core Concepts

by Bonnie Bader

Exposing children to a diverse range of literary and informational texts, the Core Concepts program helps develop important literacy and cognitive skills necessary to meet many of the Common Core State Standards.

Did you know that every year hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies migrate 2,500 miles to Mexico for the winter? It takes four generations of butterflies to make the trip, and only the fourth generation lives longer than three weeks. Follow a beautiful butterfly as she makes her journey down to Mexico!

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

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 9, 2014

About the author

Bonnie Bader lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs & simple, elegant prose make this a wonderful story for all ages. It follows the life of a butterfly, from the laying of an egg, throughout it's transition from a caterpillar, to it's migration to Mexico. Bonnie Bader has turned this simple children's book into a lovely story, & I learned a little bit about butterflies too.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful book with color photographs that take you through the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and their incredible journey to a select location in the mountains of Mexico and back again.
My inquiring mind wanted to know how they can return to the northeast US in one season. The book states that this butterfly will begin her journey with other butterflies but will not fly all the way home.
Obviously there is a way for that to happen in the short period of time allowed. According to National Geographic it takes 5 generations to complete the journey with each generation taking only 5 to 7 weeks. Quite amazing!

Here is the link to the National Geographic article Monarch Butterflies Migrate 3,000 miles - Here's How by Joseph Bittel

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ne...

[Carl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book because. I think it would be a good book for your young kids. It tells you about how the butterfly flys north and when. It tell you the most common places for them to grow and. Its got lots of pictures to help your kids learn what butterflys are. This book is probably best for your kindergartens.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informational picture book about the life cycle and migration of monarch butterflies.

This book stands out from the myriad of other books on butterfly life cycles for its lyrical, almost poetic text and the fact that it combines life cycle and migration information. The photographs are also amazing. A good choice for kids learning about butterflies and animals that migrate.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stunning close-up photos depict the remarkable lifecycle of a monarch butterfly, step-by-step. I don't think I've seen such detailed photos of the chrysalis before. This one will definitely catch the attention of kids who enjoy learning about the natural world.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story about a butterfly's life cycle

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book shows the life cycle of the butterfly with beautiful, close up photos. Information is also given of the migration of butterflies as well.

[Paige Freeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book that can be used as a guided reading book or even as a read aloud for younger students. This book very simply explains the life cycle of butterflies with simple text and very vivid photos. I think the photos are what really make this book worth while because it is hard to see butterflies (in any stage of life) close up since they are so fast and scare easily. The photos are high resolution, enlarged views of each stage of life the butterfly goes through. I would use this book during the insect unit I do towards the end of spring. I purchase painted lady butterfly eggs and hatched them in my room last year and used this book to help the students see what was going to happen. This book can also be used as a reference for sequencing.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for early readers or for sharing.

[Howard Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good children's book about the life a butterfly. Both of my girls sat still while I read the book.

[Lauri Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty language leads the reader through the life cycle of a monarch and follows the monarch migration. Very nicely done. (Penguin core concepts 2014)