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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780590848848 ISBN: 0590848844 Label: Scholastic Press Manufacturer: Scholastic Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: May 01, 1999 Publisher: Scholastic Press Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Scholastic Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - WELL DONE CHILDREN'S BOOK. A PURE JOY TO READ AND VIEW.What a beautiful story. A little girl finds and saves a tiny "worm" from a hungry Jay. She takes the caterpillar to her grandfather, who then helps her build a butterfly box. They decorate it together, and eventually, when the butterfly breaks out of its cocoon and becomes a beautiful butterfly, they let it go back into the wild, their garden. This is rather a simple story at first glance. The art work by Greg Shed can only be described as "delicious." Soft colors, well blended ... Read More Rating:  - Butterly House: A Review by Ms. Carter's ClassButterfly House is a story about a girl, her grandpa, and a butterfly. The girl saves a larva from a jay and puts it in a jar, and then a box. When the butterfly hatches, she has to let it go. But when she grows older, every spring the painted ladies come to visit her. This book would be good for read-alouds at school, because it's a good story and kids can learn about nature and kindness. It would be especially good for kids who like butterflies. But it might not be good for ... Read More Rating: - Happy TeacherI was very happy with this book. I loved it and so did my class. I plan to use it for many years to come. Rating: - Butterfly HouseThis book is about a girl who saves a caterpillar from a hungry blue jay. The girl keeps the caterpilar until it is a butterfly. My favorite part is when they make the caterpillar's little house. I LOVE the illustrations.I'd recommend this book to people who like butterflies. Rating: - A very warm celebration.I saw a copy of BUTTERFLY HOUSE and bought it right away because I was attracted to the love and warmth that the book radiates through its story and illustrations on one of my favorite subjects, the butterfly. Butterfly lovers can look for MALINDA MARTHA MEETS MARIPOSA too, different in that it features the Monarch rather than the Painted Lady and different again in that it offers the dimension of acting out the life-cycle as a play. Similar is the love for the butterfly that the children will ... Read More 
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