First Graphics Nature Cycles Eggs, Legs, Wings a Butterfly Life Cycle

(Paperback)

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In graphic novel format, text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a monarch butterfly.

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Using the presentation of a graphic novel, this book shares the life cycle of a butterfly with young readers. The author and illustrator work together to describe the cycle--from the adult that lays eggs, to a larva facing dangers, to the transformation in the chrysalis, and finally to a new adult. The strength of this book lies in the illustrator's ability to focus on small details. In one panel, illustrator Simon Smith focuses on the body parts of a butterfly, and in another he zooms in on the small egg that is the size of the head of a pin. True to the graphic novel format, several young characters interact with the butterfly as they remark on the visual detail. "I can see wings!" says one character as she looks at the chrysalis. Alongside the dialog, scientific facts are presented in boxes. Because of the large number of scientific terms, this well-presented visual guide might be best used for guided reading or some other type of teacher-led reading activity. http: //www.nsta.org/recommends/ViewProduct.aspxProductID=20468-- "NTSA"
Using a graphic format, Eggs, Legs, Wings explains the life cycle of a butterfly, but it's much more than that. The book traces the life cycle, but each chapter also includes information that extends each stage of the cycle. Insect characteristics and up-close graphics show clearly what the text is stating. . . .This is a lovely book for young readers and one I'd loved to have had when I taught second grade.-- "Simply Science blog"

Author Bio

I've been working as a freelance illustrator for about 14 years now - before that I was a primary school teacher, and so you won't be surprised to hear that I've done a lot of work for educational publishers. He was born in Leicester in 1966, and has lived in various places since - Loughborough, Maidstone, Oxford and Thame. And he's currently resident in north Leeds with his wife Sue and their sons Eddie and Jonah.