Description - If You Want to Be a Butterfly by Muon Thi Van
From acclaimed author Muon Thi Van comes an innovative exploration of a butterfly's life cycle - in reverse. If you want to be a butterfly, then arise, unfurl and welcome the waiting world, the narrator of this playful book begins. Readers will flit from flower to flower with an adorable butterfly
hold on tight with a chrysalis through all sorts of weather
munch away with a greedy little caterpillar
sit very, very still and dream big with a teeny tiny egg. It's a magical journey back in time, ending up
at the beginning! Award-winning author Muon Thi Van's lyrical language and use of the second person make this delightful picture book a perfect choice for interactive read-alouds, sure to spark the imagination and free the butterfly in every child. Lively and engaging, it promotes curiosity, observation, interpretation and discussion. Charming illustrations by Andrea Armstrong add personality to the butterfly that befits each stage of its development. This is a unique and captivating introduction to a key life science curriculum topic. The book ends with a full description with illustrations of the butterfly's life cycle that highlights the important role butterflies play in ecosystems. AGES: 3 to 7 AUTHOR: Muon Thi Van loves to read books of all shapes and sizes. She first began reading yellow-spined hardbacks about a certain girl detective before graduating to longer novels and then picture books (it's true, she doesn't remember reading picture books as a young child). So few books reflected her formative experiences, though, that she desired to bring new and different stories into the world. Muon has written many picture books for children, including Wishes, If You Were Night and One Is a Lot, and her books have received many distinctions and awards. She lives in Northern California with her family. Illustrator Andrea Armstrong is an artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She specializes in character-driven art, children's book illustration, portraiture and, more recently, animation. SELLING POINTS: . Acclaimed Muon Thi Van's lyrical language provokes curiosity and delight . Use of the second person encourages creative interpretations of the text . Playful and unique introduction to a key curriculum topic
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