Henry Carter Hull

First grade does not go very well for Velma, whose older sisters were practically perfect students, until her class takes a trip to a butterfly conservatory and a monarch butterfly demands to be her friend.

"Both beautiful and poetic, this book--loaded with butterflies--is a playful, bright, and eye-popping treat that will fascinate young children The butterflies in this magnificently illustrated board book come in all different colors. They are as blue as the sea, as red as a strawberry, and even as black as the night. Children will love poring over these pictures to see how the butterflies compare to the colorful words they match. And at the end, a...

A young girl and her mother both make secret wishes on butterfly wings, and learn years later that the legend of the butterfly is real and that both of their wishes have come true.

Westly is as ready as his caterpillar friends to keep their beautiful territory free of lesser creatures as they await the day they turn into delicate butterflies, but when he finally emerges from his crysalis, he discovers he is vastly different from his friends.

An illustrated introduction to butterflies, following their transformation from caterpillars with fold-out and flip-up photographs, and discussing how much food caterpillars eat, why some butterflies have spots, and other related topics.

Full-color photographs and illustrations describe the physical characteristics, behaviors, habits, and life cycle of butterflies and moths.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to full-grown butterfly.

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

"Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on, Rosie frees all her butterflies, and even helps another...