Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly by Jennifer Bové

Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly

Paperback – Illustrated, July 23, 2019

Jennifer Bové

HarperCollins · Paperback · July 23, 2019

Explore the lives of monarch butterflies with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of monarchs in the wild!

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Who it’s for
Explore monarch lives through wildlife photographs, facts, a glossary, and a life-cycle charting activity.
Themes
Monarch butterfly life cycle, Monarch butterfly facts
Genres
Butterflies & Caterpillars, Beginner Readers, Insects & Spiders

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Explore the lives of monarch butterflies with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of monarchs in the wild! 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!

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Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about monarch butterflies in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a hands-on activity that teaches kids how to chart the life cycle of the monarch. Ranger Rick, the iconic raccoon ambassador from Ranger Rick magazines, engages young readers by comparing and contrasting the life of the monarch to the life of the reader. For example—when explaining how monarch butterflies eat, a call-out from Ranger Rick asks: do you sip juice through a straw? Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

Monarch Life Cycle

Explore monarch lives through wildlife photographs, facts, a glossary, and a life-cycle charting activity.

Come here for

  • Monarch facts and vivid wildlife photographs
  • A hands-on activity charting the monarch life cycle

Expect

  • Ranger Rick compares monarch life with a reader’s
  • Level One sentences and familiar words for beginning readers

Where it sits

Butterflies & Caterpillars78%
Beginner Readers74%
Insects & Spiders49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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Authors
Jennifer Bové
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 23, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
Monarch butterfly life cycle · Monarch butterfly facts
Reading lane
Activity Books