Waiting for Wings
Hardcover – Picture Book, April 1, 2001
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 1, 2001
Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow four butterflies through a life cycle told in rhyme and vivid collage.
- Themes
- Butterfly life cycle, Butterfly and flower identification, Butterfly gardening
- Genres
- Butterflies & Caterpillars, Insects & Spiders, Plants & Flowers
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Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? How are they born? What do they eat--and how? With a simple, rhyming text and glorious color-drenched collage, Lois Ehlert provides clear answers to these and other questions as she follows the life cycle of four common butterflies, from their beginnings as tiny hidden eggs and hungry caterpillars to their transformation into full-grown butterflies.
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Complete with butterfly and flower facts and identification tips, as well as a guide to planting a butterfly garden, this butterfly book is like no other.
Wings in Color
Follow four butterflies through a life cycle told in rhyme and vivid collage.
Come here for
- Bright collage and simple rhymes
- A close look at butterfly life cycles
Expect
- Butterfly and flower facts, plus identification tips
- A guide to planting a butterfly garden
Where it sits
| Butterflies & Caterpillars | 98% |
|---|---|
| Plants & Flowers | 39% |
| Insects & Spiders | 33% |
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- Authors
- Lois Ehlert
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Butterfly life cycle · Butterfly and flower identification · Butterfly gardening
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- Activity Books