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Where Butterflies Grow

By Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Lynne Cherry

By Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Lynne Cherry

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Paperback $8.99

Jun 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780140558586 | 5-8 years

Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder
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Jun 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780140558586

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About Where Butterflies Grow

In a field of lacy leaves, a small caterpillar hatches, grows, and sheds its skin, becoming a smooth, green creeper. It eats and changes some more, then in a sequence of remarkable close-ups, spins a sliken sling in which to pupate—until it finally bursts forth as a brilliant black swallowtail butterfly. Includes suggestions on how children can grow butterfiles in their own gardens.

About Joanne Ryder

Joanne Ryder has her own ties to Laura Ingalls Wilder. She helped edit West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915. Already in love with the city, Ingalls’s letters introduced Ryder to the 1915 San Francisco World’s Fair, providing the… More about Joanne Ryder

About Lynne Cherry

Lynne Cherry is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her works include When I’m Sleepy, The Dragon and the Unicorn, and The Shaman’s Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest. 

Product Details

Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

Paperback | $8.99
Published by Puffin Books
Jun 01, 1996 | 32 Pages | 10 x 8 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9780140558586

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