Robin Michal Koontz has been writing and illustrating books for children since 1986. Her publications include novelty books, early readers, picture books, nonfiction, short stories for middle-grade readers, magazine articles, and classroom supplemental materials. One of her new books, LEAPS AND CREEPS, was a finalist for the 2012 Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BUTTERFLY AND A MOTH? was an International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award in 2010. She lives in western Oregon.
This book is a great book for talking about spring time and what happens in the spring. We could talk about the seasons and then read this book and talk butterflies. We could talk about the whole process of a caterpillar to a butterfly and how they live. We could use this to start our study on butterflies and then build into other animals (like frogs) in the spring. We could also talk about the rhyme in the book and build into a poetry unit.