Caterpillars attract children like magnets--their shapes, colors, and locomotion styles are impossible to resist. Now children can explore the dazzling diversity of the world's caterpillars illustrated in hundreds of full-color photographs. The charm of these larval forms of moths and butterflies is captured in verse and easy-to-follow narrative text by award-winning poet and nature writer Marilyn Singer. Includes matching game, quiz, glossary, and...

"In this book, readers will learn about the incredible transformation caterpillars make into some of the most beautiful flying insects on the planet. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about everystage of the butterfly's life cycle"--

Did you know that moths look like butterflies? Some moths have very long tongues. Young readers will discover these facts and more in this title.

Introduces readers to butterflies and the process by which they go from being an egg, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, and finally to a butterfly.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of a variety of caterpillars, arranged by the categories "Smooth," "Bumpy," "Sluglike," "Horned," "Hairy," "Bristly," and "Spiny."

"A caterpillar hatches out of an egg and grows into a butterfly through its life cycle"--

The reader follows the growth and development of the butterfly from a caterpillar into a butterfly.

Asks readers a true-or-false question about the physical characteristics, diet, or behavior of butterflies or caterpillars that the reader can find the answer to by turning the page.

Simple text introduces caterpillars, including facts on what they look like, how they behave, what they eat, and how they change into butterflies.