![]() ![]() ![]() The playful rhyme and bright, bold collages make this a fine choice for either a classroom readaloud or for youngsters with a love for the natural world. There are a lot of curricular opportunities for this attractive volume, particularly for the scads of elementary-school students who study the life cycle of a butterfly (there is a nod to such projects with the sixth caterpillar, a monarch caterpillar, who is stuck in a jar and “carried off to school”) but may not be aware of the diversity of species of caterpillars in nature. True to Ehlert’s signature style, the watercolor collages are sprinkled with captions, so that flowers, bugs, plants, and other elements of nature are identified in the compositions the final two spreads list the ten caterpillars by name, offer a single fact about their eating habits, and depict the butterflies and moths that they become. Rhyming text offers a whimsical but realistic account of caterpillar life (“The third little caterpillar climbed a cabbage head/ The fourth little caterpillar found a melon bed”), concluding with the victorious transformation of the tenth caterpillar into a tiger swallowtail butterfly. From two classic children’s literature talents, previously partnered on Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, comes this well-crafted and informative introduction to ten different species of caterpillars, their habitats and diets, and the resulting butterflies/moths they become. Ten Little Caterpillars eBook by Bill Martin Jr., Lois Ehlert Official Publisher Page Simon & Schuster UK About The Book About The Author About The Illustrator Product Details Raves and Reviews Awards and Honors Resources and Downloads Ten Little Caterpillars Illustrated by More books from this author: Bill Martin Jr. ![]()
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