Butterflies in Room 6
  • Published: 12 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781580898942
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99

Butterflies in Room 6

See How They Grow

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16 Apr 2024
Hardback
12 Mar 2019
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Kindergarteners learn the joys of raising butterflies from egg to adult in this close-up look at the insect life cycle.

Kindergarteners learn the joys of raising butterflies from egg to adult in this close-up look at the insect life cycle.

A visit to Mrs. Best's classroom is always inspiring! Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular classroom activity: raising butterflies. Astonishing photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. Engaging text captures the children's wonder and explains the science behind metamorphosis.
 
The Life Cycles in Room 6 series follows Mrs. Best’s real kindergarten class as they help things grow. This photo-illustrated series engages readers with hands-on science in the classroom and beyond.
 
  • Published: 12 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781580898942
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99
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Praise for Butterflies in Room 6

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  • "Readers are in for a treat as they join Mrs. Best and her kindergarten class for their egg-hatching project, aka the most adorable class project ever."--Booklist
  • "Arnold captures the joy and mystery of this familiar unit of study."--Kirkus Reviews
  • "Through the excellent use of colorful up-close photos, Arnold captures the excitement of hatching chicks in a real kindergarten class. . . . A first purchase for use as a read-aloud in science curricula on chickens and the life cycle."--School Library Journal
  • "An excellent addition to studies of animals, life cycles, or agriculture, as well as an excellent mentor text for the genre of photo essay and stories of classroom life."--School Library Journal's "Classroom Bookshelf" blog