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Waiting for Wings (Rise and Shine)

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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. Complete with butterfly and flower facts and identification tips, in addition to a guide to planting a butterfly garden, this butterfly book is like no other.

Lois Ehlert, beloved illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and plenty of other bold, beautiful picture books has outdone herself with this gorgeous (seriously breathtaking) celebration of butterfly metamorphosis. “Out in the fields, eggs are hidden from view, / clinging to leaves with butterfly glue. / Soon caterpillars hatch. They creep and chew. / Every one knows what it will have to do.” As the gentle rhyme unfolds, we turn the small, partial pages that form the larger spread of fabulous foliage on this lush, oversized book. Before our eyes, the eggs turn to caterpillars, the caterpillars to cases, the cases to lovely butterflies. “They pump their wings, get able to fly, then hungry butterflies head for the sky.” The colors grow to be an increasing number of dazzling, Every butterfly springing to life with Ehlert’s color-soaked cut-paper magic. Several pages of background material conclude the book, labeling different sorts of butterflies at different stages of development, from the buckeye butterfly to the painted lady to the monarch. A “Butterfly Information” page clearly labels butterfly anatomy and answers basic question about these fascinating fluttery insects, a “Flower Identification” page showcases butterfly-attracting flowers such as the purple coneflower (echinacea), phlox, and lantana, and the last page offers a couple of pointers on growing a butterfly garden. (Ages 3 to 6) –Karin Snelson

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