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1) Caterpillars
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book uses simple rhymes and engaging images to teach readers about caterpillars.
2) Caterpillars
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of a variety of caterpillars, arranged by the categories "Smooth," "Bumpy," "Sluglike," "Horned," "Hairy," "Bristly," and "Spiny."
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"What's that wedged in a crack in the ground, small and hard and wrinkly and brown? A bean seed! Soon it develops roots and leaves. And what's that on the leaf? An egg! The egg hatches a caterpillar, and the caterpillar eats the leaves, getting bigger and bigger until it forms a chrysalis. Meanwhile, the plant is growing, too: it develops flowers, then bean pods, as it reaches up toward the sun. Side by side, plant and insect grow . . . and grow ....
Author
Series
Publisher
World of Eric Carle, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this delightful board book with rainbow-colored edges, young readers will experience a different vibrant shade on each spread. Find the red ladybug, the green tree, and more in this bright book featuring fun things in every color of the rainbow!"--
6) Bug
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From leaves and lily pads to grassy meadows and apples, hungry little Bug munches and crunches through everything it can find before entering into its chrysalis for a big change. In a fun, informative board book that explores the life cycle of a caterpillar, readers can follow along with every stage of Bug's transformation into a beautiful butterfly"--
Author
Publisher
MIT Kids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This is a story about remarkable creatures, inquisitive people, and fascinating conversations. The creatures? Pine processionary caterpillars with mysterious group habits. The people? Jean Henri Fabre and, many years later, Terrence Fitzgerald-scientists with big questions about the behavior of these caterpillars. And the conversations? The conversations span lifetimes, as one researcher continues a dialogue started by the other. In this playful,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elinor, Ari and Olive are spending the day at the park with Ari's dad and his baby sister, Miri, who is just the cutest. The friends are split on what to do in the park: Ari suggests butterfly-watching, but Olive wants to hunt for caterpillars. Elinor wonders why they've never seen a baby butterfly before, and an insect investigation begins! The trio search high and low, but there's no sign of baby butterflies anywhere. A caterpillar catches Olive's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Every page turn of this chunky board book reveals a new layer of Margarida Esteves's bright, graphic depiction of a stage in the life of a butterfly. A gentle introduction to maturation and diversity, this rhyming story reminds readers that everyone begins life small and then grows through various stages, some slightly awkward, to then emerge as a butterfly flying high in our own uniquely beautiful way.
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