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Introduces butterflies and moths, discussing their habitats, physical characteristics, predators, defense mechanisms, life cycles and metamorphosis, and includes close-up photographs of an array of diverse specimens of each.
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The photographs are incredible. The text is pretty darn good, too.
Nic Bishop: Frogs won last year's Cybil nonfiction picture book award. Does that hurt this year's Nic Bishop entry? Or does it help it?
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“There is no mistaking a butterfly. Its colorful wings skip in the air like petals blown by the wind. Blues, reds, and yellows dance in the sunlight. Some shimmer like tinsel.”
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1 released bookScholastic Reader is a 5-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by Nic Bishop, Samantha Brooke, and Ruby Bridges.