It's a Butterfly's Life
It's a Butterfly's Life by Irene Kelly
Genre: Science
It's a Butterfly's Life is a charming description of the butterfly life cycle, as well as dozens of fascinating facts about these winged insects. The illustrations are charming and colorful, and each page of the book also features a drawing of a different species of butterfly or moth (or their larvae). The book teaches the anatomy of a butterfly, and how they eat, fly, and reproduce. With lots of scientific terminology and pages that are relatively text-heavy, this book would be most suitable for mid-to-older elementary grades.
Lesson ideas: Students could decorate a paper plate or paper circle with the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly, making each stage out of something different (cotton balls for eggs, styrofoam packing noodle for caterpillar, etc.). The book also discusses butterfly scales, so I think it might be neat to have students construct butterfly wings with scales made from construction paper squares (or small squares of cellophane for a little more whimsy and shine).
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Genre: Science
It's a Butterfly's Life is a charming description of the butterfly life cycle, as well as dozens of fascinating facts about these winged insects. The illustrations are charming and colorful, and each page of the book also features a drawing of a different species of butterfly or moth (or their larvae). The book teaches the anatomy of a butterfly, and how they eat, fly, and reproduce. With lots of scientific terminology and pages that are relatively text-heavy, this book would be most suitable for mid-to-older elementary grades.
Lesson ideas: Students could decorate a paper plate or paper circle with the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly, making each stage out of something different (cotton balls for eggs, styrofoam packing noodle for caterpillar, etc.). The book also discusses butterfly scales, so I think it might be neat to have students construct butterfly wings with scales made from construction paper squares (or small squares of cellophane for a little more whimsy and shine).
Discover more about the author (also the illustrator!)
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