PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
PUBLICATION DATE: 08/28/1995
GENRE: Fiction
READING LEVEL: 3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: When Jake arrives in America he feels homesick, and misses his grandfather who stayed back in his home country. However, Jake's grandfather gave him butterfly seeds to plant when he got to America. Join Jake as he finds the resources needed to grow his butterfly bushes, and as he adjusts to American culture.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: As a class you could grow butterfly bushes, and use them as a visual when learning about the butterfly life cycle, or the growth cycle of plants
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Hannah Banbury, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: American, gardens, History, Immigrants, Picturebook
