Monarch! Come Play with Me - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965747255 ISBN 13: 9780965747257

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Monarch Come Play with Me, by Ba Rea, uses large, detailed illustrations and the inquiries of a young girl to present a monarch caterpillar’s metamorphosis from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly for children between the ages of 3 and 9. The text, written for early second grade readers, revolves around the similarities and differences between the development and activities of monarchs and children.

An informational text at the end of the book introduces readers to the process of scientific discovery through the story of Dr. Fred and Norah Urquhart's search — with the help of many citizen scientists — for the eastern monarchs’ overwintering home. This text, written at a fourth grade reading level, shows readers how science is used to answer questions.

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All of her life, Ba Rea has been passionate about about the natural world—enjoying, investigating, learning and sharing what she discovers.

Ba has researched, drawn, photographed and written about many different plants, animals and natural phenomena. She has worked with a wide variety of organizations, including the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Maine Audubon, Audubon Society of New Hampshire, Monarchs in the Classroom, Lifestrands, Ridge2000, Wings of Wonder, ASSET, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Frick Environmental Center, the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, and the Anita Purves Nature Center in Urbana, Illinois. Her favorite creatures are monarch butterflies, but praying mantids, toads, American eels, puffins, and whales are all close contenders! Ba has been raising and releasing monarchs since 1970. She has been introducing school children and teachers to them for over 15 years and teaching a course for teachers interested in using monarchs in the classroom since 2000.

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Kindergarten-Grade 2–A two-way conversation between a girl and a focused monarch caterpillar provides a pleasant introduction to the miracle of metamorphosis. Colorful, realistic paintings accompany the brief, chatty text as the child attempts to cajole the caterpillar into playtime, while he replies that he is much too busy. (Incidentally, she says, Frass is a funny word, but I know what it means. Ha ha! Everybody poops.) Two pages at the end explain where monarch butterflies go in the fall. Pair this slender work with Gail Gibbons's informative Monarch Butterfly (Holiday House, 1989) or Deborah Heiligman's attractive From Caterpillar to Butterfly (HarperCollins, 1996) for a broader look at these dramatic flitterers, or team it with Carol Lerner's colorful Butterflies in the Garden (HarperCollins, 2002) or Eve Bunting's lyrical Butterfly House (Scholastic, 1999) for some neat ideas for raising and attracting these fragile flyers.–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0965747255
• ISBN 13: 9780965747257
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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