Del Norte Public Library

Introduces catepillars, describing how they hatch from an egg, eat and grow, shed they skins, form a chrysalis, and transform into a butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly growth stages are seen through the eyes of children in a primary classroom. A real plus is the diversity of the students. Illustrations are large, bright, and detailed. Information tidbits are creatively placed around some sketches as if the respond to the thoughts of a questioning child. Includes a guide to common butterflies and places to see butterflies.

An introduction to the world of caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects, including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.

Provides a simple explanation of what happens as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly--from the caterpillar's point of view.

This book inroduces the life cycle of butterflies, explaining how they develop from eggs to caterpillars to beautiful butterflies.

Introduces readers to butterflies and the process by which they go from being an egg, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, and finally to a butterfly.

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 ....

A basic overview of the life cycle of a butterfly.

Simple text introduces caterpillars, including facts on what they look like, how they behave, what they eat, and how they change into butterflies.