The Butterfly Alphabet is a very cool book of closeup photos of butterfly wing patterns that look like letters of the alphabet. It's an opportunity for the children to learn how the patterns are made (little pieces called scales) and to see the huge variety of butterflies in the worlld.
Butterflies is a non-fiction book of butterfly facts that is very accessible to the kindergarten child. It has clear pages which help to illustrated some of the characteristics of the life cycle. This book became a popular book to read at the science table during our butterfly project.
Grumpy Bird is a funny story that the children love. The bird is very grumpy at the beginning of the story but with the help of his friend, he becomes much happier. It is a good book to discuss how and why, a character changes from the beginning to the end of a book. It also illustrates clearly, the power of friendship.
The Baby Blue Cat Who Said No is a great book, with repeated prose that the children like to read along with. It also builds up to an ending that the students do not expect.
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