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March 14 is Learn About Butterflies Day!

Where do butterflies come from? What do they eat? These and other questions about butterflies will be answered in these books. Learn all about butterflies here! HerrickDL KidPicks

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  • Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect. Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and…
    Book, 2021[Toronto] : Tundra, [2021] — j 595.789 Mos 7/21
  • Butterflies for Kids

    a Junior Scientist's Guide to the Butterfly Life Cycle and Beautiful Species to Discover

    Davidson, Lauren,
    Have you ever wondered how chubby caterpillars transform into beautiful, graceful butterflies? Or why some butterflies have bright, colorful wings while others look plain? Butterflies for Kids answers all your questions with fascinating facts,…
    Book, 2021Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021] — j 595.789 Dav 10/21
  • Geraldo Valério grew up in Brazil, watching white butterflies visit the vegetable patch behind his house. As he got older, he learned more about these unique and beautiful insects, which can be found on every continent except Antarctica. In this…
    Book, 2021Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books, [2021], ©2021. — j 595.789 Val 7/21
  • Insects for Kids

    a Junior Scientist's Guide to Bees, Butterflies, and Other Flying Insects

    Johnston, Sharman,
    Like a little caterpillar transforming into a beautiful butterfly, get ready to embark on an incredible journey of the mind and imagination. Perfect for kids ages 5 to 7, Insects for Kids is packed with amazing photographs and fascinating facts…
    Book, 2020Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, 2020. — j 595.7 Joh 1/22
  • Which way to the flowers? That way. 200 miles. How am I supposed to travel that far?! You fly. Can I take a plane? No. Then I'll never make it! This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every…
    Book, 2021[New York] : [Scholastic Press], [2021] — Pic Burach 4/21
  • HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into butterflies. Right. Right. I knew that...WAIT?! You're telling me I can become a BUTTERFLY? Yes. With wings? Yes. Wait for ME!! Ross Burach's hilarious,…
    Book, 2019New York : Scholastic Press, [2019] — Pic Burach 5/19
  • Follow the transformation from a tiny white egg laid on a leaf to a brilliantly colored butterfly in this kid-friendly introduction to metamorphosis. With detailed, bright watercolors, Gail Gibbons illustrates the life cycle of the monarch…
    Book, 2021New York : Holiday House, [2021] — j 595.789 Gib 3/21
  • Aren't butterflies the prettiest insects that you can see? Well, they sure are; and this educational book is all about them! Learn about how butterflies transform from ugly caterpillars to the most magnificent winged creatures. Your child can learn…
    eBook, 2017[United States] : Speedy Publishing LLC, 2017. — eBook hoopla
  • Observing a Monarch butterfly as it transforms itself from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly is among the most thrilling experiences that nature offers. Raising Monarch butterflies is made easy with the help of this detailed guide. How to Raise…
    Book, 2012Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, [2012], ©2012. — j 595.789 Pas 11/12
  • Beetle and Caterpillar are best friends. Every day, they sit together on a big rock, sharing a picnic and looking out over the forest. But one day, Caterpillar goes missing and Beetle cannot find her. Beetle sets out on a long journey through the…
    Book, 2021New York : Simon & Schuster, [2021] — Pic Naylor-Ballesteros 6/21
  • A visit to Mrs. Best's classroom is always inspiring! Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular classroom activity: raising butterflies. Astonishing photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from…
    Book, 2019Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019], ©2019. — j 638.5789 Arn 4/19
  • Bugs in Danger

    Our Vanishing Bees, Butterflies, and Beetles

    Kurlansky, Mark,
    By now you've probably heard that bees are disappearing--but they aren't the only species at risk. Populations of fireflies, butterflies, and ladybugs have all been declining in recent years, too. This middle grade nonfiction explains the growth,…
    Book, 2019New York : Bloomsbury, 2019,©2019. — j 595.7 Kur 11/19
  • What if you wished you were a monarch and then you became one? Could you transform from a caterpillar into a butterfly, and learn to fly? And would you want to? Find out! Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about monarch butterflies in this reader…
    Book, 2019New York : HarperCollins Publishers Inc, [2019] — Read Bove 7/19
  • The Girl Who Drew Butterflies

    How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

    Sidman, Joyce,
    Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be “born of mud” and to be “beasts of the devil.” Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was…
    Book, 2018Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] — j 920 Mer 2/18
  • Why are monarch butterflies disappearing? Scientists are racing to find answers. These iconic orange, black, and white butterflies flutter across much of the North American continent, and are a familiar summer sight in many backyards. But in the…
    Book, 2018Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2018] — j 595.789 Hir 3/18
  • Becoming a Butterfly covers each stage in a butterfly's metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a butterfly's amazing transformation clearly.
    Book, 2017Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Kids, [2017] — j 595.789 Han 6/17
  • All Henri the Caterpillar has is a dream. It’s an amazing, incredible, impossible dream. And to chase it, Henri will have to leave the safety of his garden and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
    Book, 2017New York : Harpercollins Childrens Books, [2017] — Pic McFarland 1/17
  • This is the story of a very hungry caterpillar growing into a beautiful butterfly.
    Book, 1969New York : Philomel Books, [1969], ©1969. — Pic Carle 4/24
  • The time-honored classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now available in two bilingual formats, bringing together two languages for the ultimate reading and learning experience. With easily readable side-by-side English and Spanish text, it's…
    Book, 2011New York : Philomel Books, 2011, ©1994. — jEspanol Pic Carle 10/12
  • Which one is which? They're both insects. They both have wings and antennas and flutter through the sky. So how do you tell the difference between butterflies and moths? One way is to ask yourself if they fly mostly during the day or at night. These…
    Book, 2016New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016], ©2016. — Read Herrington 11/15