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1) Butterflies
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English
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Simple text and photographs introduce butterflies to young readers.
2) Butterflies
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Monarch butterflies travel over two thousand miles as they chase the seasons in search of milkweed, warm temperatures, and safety. This book simply and clearly explains this cycle. Kids will be amazed to learn that such a small animal can travel so far"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly...but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think."--
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PBS
Language
English
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Butterflies have been flying around the planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, this follow their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that is unlocking the secrets of their world and changing the view of these fantastic and yet fragile creatures.
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English
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"It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found dead near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their death as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo's dictatorship. It doesn't have to. Everybody knows of Las...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This visual feast reveals a multitude of butterfly and moth species from around the globe. Here are some of the most colorful, spectacular and sometimes weird examples of the world's butterflies and moths. From the common swallowtail to the iridescent blue morpho, Thomas Marent's stunning photographs provide a close-up view of the remarkable family of insects known as Lepidoptera. The macro photography complements the enlightening text written by...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A creative nonfiction story of an immigrant girl explaining how she learned English by reading about Monarch butterflies, and how, troubled by their decline, she got her classmates and neighbors together to build a butterfly garden.
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Language
English
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"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A combined history of the Hawaiian islands and the native Kamehameha butterfly up to and including current-day efforts of Hawaiʻi's Pulelehua Project, a group of professional and citizen scientists working to restore the butterfly's declining habitats and population. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source list is included"--
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English
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Willa Parker, 646th and least popular resident of What Cheer, Iowa, is headed east to start a new life. Did she choose this new life? No, because that would be too easy -- and nothing in Willa's life is easy. It's her famous genius mother's idea to send her to ultra-expensive, ultra-exclusive Pembroke Prep, and it's only the strength of her name that got Willa accepted in the first place. But Willa has no intentions of fitting in at Pembroke. She's...
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Ruby describes emotions to her Robot, who doesn't know what they are or how they feel. She teaches him what each feels like ("love feels like a box of butterflies!") and when she feels them ("I sometimes feel that way when I'm told no more TV!"). This book is an introduction to social-emotional learning and affective education for kids. Includes a "Note to Parents and Caregivers" that helps parents introduce and identify emotions for children.?"--Goodreads.com...
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Series
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As the Queen of Impulsive Decisions, Kat Davenport has found herself without a job or a place to live. So settling on Pine Cove Island isn't the sanest choice - meaning it's perfect. Like the mysterious Holloway cousins, Kat has her own unique gift. In her case, it's a knack for communicating with animals. Which makes getting hired at the local animal shelter feel like kismet. Especially when she finds a room to rent at a nearby lavender farm - complete...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener, an insightful and personal exploration of the vibrant web of nature outside our back door-where animals and plants perceive and communicate using marvelous sensory capabilities we are only beginning to understand"--
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