![]() On the whole, Ehlert soars with a masterful blend of art and natural science. Several closing pages contain detailed information on butterflies, a visual glossary for butterfly and flower identification (including ways of recognizing butterflies by their caterpillar and chrysalis markings) and suggestions for growing a butterfly garden. ![]() The brief and cheery tone serves as an inviting introduction into a fascinating life cycle. Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars and finally butterflies. On each of the smaller pages, which are artistic extensions of the main background spread, Ehlert unfolds a rhyming text explaining how caterpillars lay eggs and form "a case in which to grow" before "wings unfold new butterflies are born!" A series of half and full pages show the brilliant butterflies taking wing, flitting among bold cut-paper-collage flowers in vibrant pinks, purples, yellows, reds and oranges. ![]() Nestled against a verdant spring-garden backdrop formed by the front end paper and opening page, readers will find a small book within the book. ![]() Ehlert ( Hands Market Day) again spreads her creative wings to deliver this inventively designed picture book about caterpillars' metamorphosis into butterflies. WAITING FOR WINGS by Lois Ehlert Themes: Animals, Growth and Change, Seasons and Nature Grade Level: preK3 (ages 3-8) Running Time: 7 minutes SUMMARY This program is a single poem in celebration of the butterfly's life cycle, illustrated with bold, brightly colored drawings that help build suspense and create excitement. ![]()
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