
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Anna Milbourne/ Cathy Shimmen
PUBLISHER: Usborne Publishing Ltd. PUBLICATION DATE: 2005
GENRE:Nonfiction/Informational picture book READING LEVEL:2nd Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book follows a little caterpillar through his life span. The little caterpillar munches through leaves until you see him turn into a beautiful butterfly.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Life cycle of a butterfly: Students will receive a sheet of paper that has four sections on it. The sections will include the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and butterfly. The students will be given four different types of pasta to put in the sections. The students will glue each pasta piece into the correct section and then they will have the life cycle of the butterfly made out of pasta.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Hayley Morris, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: Informational, Insects, Life