Butterfly House
Publication Information
Author:  Bunting, Eve	Illustrator:  Shed, Greg
Title:  Butterfly House	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Scholastic	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-84884-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, fiction, memoirs/reminiscences
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
A girl and her grandfather care for a larvae through the stages of becoming a butterfly and then set it free. The story is told in rhythmic prose with occasional rhyme. The author includes information on How to Raise a Butterfly.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want to create a text set of books by Eve Bunting to explore the broad variety of themes she uses. Teachers could also pair this book with Watson's The Butterfly Seeds to research the kinds of flowers that attract butterflies. Students may enjoy discussing or writing about their grandfathers and what they have learned from them. A family literacy class might enjoy following the directions to make a butterfly house with their children and to keep a log together of the progress of the caterpillar through the its cycle.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > kindness Family > grandparents > grandparent-child relationships Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles Science > biology > zoology > insects > butterflies Science > nature

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