The Truth About Butterflies
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Did you know some butterflies have fake antennas to confuse predators?
Did you know butterflies can use their feet to taste?
Did you know some butterflies hibernate like bears?
Did you know Monarch butterflies fly up to 2,500 miles to migrate south?
Discover these facts and many more in this new addition to the popular series that combines raucous amounts of humor with a surprising amount of information on beloved animal friends.
Suggestions for further reading. Full-color illustrations.
ISBN: 9781250232533
JLG Release: Sep 2020
Sensitive Areas:
None
Topics:
Butterflies
, Insects
, Animal behavior and characteristics
, Moths
, Life cycles
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
The Horn Book Magazine
Horn Book
These additions to Eaton's informational picture series (The Truth About Elephants, rev. 1/19; and others) are characteristically odd, exuberant, and instructive. Straightforward content is presented through expository text in a large, bold typeface. Lively cartoons offer additional details—and plenty of jokes. While human children are sho These additions to Eaton's informational picture series (The Truth About Elephants, rev. 1/19; and others) are characteristically odd, exuberant, and instructive. Straightforward content is presented through expository text in a large, bold typeface. Lively cartoons offer additional details—and plenty of jokes. While human children are shown actively learning about the titular creatures, the butterflies and hawks (among other animals) talk with one another and react to the facts, often with wit. After the child in Butterflies declares those to be her "favorite with wings," for example, a bird sarcastically and disapointingly remarks, "Wow. Okay." Pen-and-ink illustrations, colored digitally with stron black outlines and solid color fills, threaten to overwhelm each spread, but sidebars, word balloons, labels, and other visual elements function as effective organizers. Breif back matter adds further context about wingspans, migratory routes, and more.
Book Details
ISBN
9781250232533
First Release
September 2020
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
595.78
Trim Size
10" x 8"
Page Count
32
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Butterflies, Insects, Animal behavior and characteristics, Moths, Life cycles,
