From Caterpillar to Butterfly

This book is a close-up look at how a tiny caterpillar turns into a butterfly. From the time a caterpillar first hatches, it eats so fast that its skin can’t keep up. It sheds its skin several times as it grows bigger and bigger. Eventually it forms a shell around itself called a chrysalis. Nothing seems to happen for a long time. But then one day the chrysalis splits open, and a beautiful butterfly emerges. It’s a magical—but true–metamorphosis! Watch along with this classroom of children….

MANY years ago, my son’s nursery school class watched caterpillars turn into butterflies in their classroom. That experience became this book. It was first published in the spring of 1996—that means it’s almost thirty years old!

It’s also available as a Big Book and an e-book.