Butterfly

DK Watch me grow

by Lisa Magloff

Follow a Swallowtail butterfly from egg to caterpillar to pupa and then on to becoming a beautiful butterfly.

Watch Me Grow , a groundbreaking series from DK, brings readers ages 5 and up into the fascinating world of animal development. Close-up photographs give children an animal's eye-view of growing up, while simple, first-person text and fact boxes explain what is happening at each stage in the lives of animals. Watch Me Grow introduces beginner's to the cycle of life with gorgeous photography and accessible information. It's the next big thing in first natural history books.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

24 pages, Hardcover

First published February 2, 2004

Reviews

[Maria Hill AKA MH Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

An chéad leabhar - tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge .

[Angel Romero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary: This nonfiction book explains the life cycle of the butterfly. The butterfly takes you through the different stages. First time to hatch, growing, and finally the caterpillar is transformed into a butterfly.
The illustrations are wonderful. Real life pictures provide rich background knowledge for students.
Literature Term: This book is written in the butterfly’s point of view. First person point of view can be addressed. Because the book is presented in the butterfly’s perspective it makes it much more interesting.
Response: I loved the pictures and the way the information was presented.
Activity: Create a life cycle map. Using real life picture re create the plot of the book.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

DK is consistently wonderful, and this is no exception. Great photographs (the close-up of the butterfly's scales is worth the read all by itself!) with a pleasant little first-person story featuring a butterfly and its life cycle. Interesting facts (like the fact that the caterpillar eats its own skin...) are interspersed and will appeal to kids looking to learn a little more about these amazing creatures.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very informative and told from the first person perspective of a butterfly, yet nonfiction detailed. The smaller size is perfect for early elementary holding alone and the text is very readable in an early reading level. We read this as well as several others while studying and growing our own painted lady butterflies!

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book for the beginner reader to get a full understanding of the life cycle of the Butterfly. From egg to a beautiful Swallowtail this book has it all. Wonderful photography with bold and easy to read text. Bye bye, I'm off in a flutter!

[Lauri Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Life cycle including mating of a swallowtail (most pictures are eastern tiger but the larval plants described are the black swallowtail). Greta up close detailed pictures show the day to day changes in the life cycle. (DK 2003)

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple information book in typical DK style. Factual text with beautiful images.

[Mehmet Kır · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an ideal book for the children who want to improve their English reading skills.
Also, this book is a good source for getting information about butterfly and its evolution period.