Book Genre: Fiction
Publishing Info: Philomel; 32 pages
Awards or honors received: A citation from The New York Times as one of the Ten Best Picture Books of the Year in 1969 and an American Institute of Graphics Arts Award in 1970.
Summary: An egg lays on a leaf and hatches. A caterpillar comes out. The caterpillar is very hungry and each day of the week he eats something new. Everyday he eats more and more. On the last day he becomes so full his skin splits and he makes a cocoon. Finally the cocoon opens and and the caterpillar has turned into a beautiful butterfly!
Personal rating and reason for rating: *****Great! An entertaining story about the life cycle of a butterfly!
Reading level: 2.2
Reading interest: K-2
Possible uses of the text:
Science/Art/Writing: Take 4 different types of noodles that resembles each of the four stages of the butterfly life cycle. Have students label and draw an illustration using the noodle to make cycle of the butterfly life cycle.
Reading: Using flannel board pieces put story in order and summarize.
Social Studies: Discuss the days of the week and recite.
Math: Use food manipulates from the book and have students count the fruit and put the correct number card with it.
Potential problems: none
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