Download or read book A Place for Butterflies written by Melissa Stewart and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once abundant monarch butterflies are disappearing in the United States. but that's only part of the story. Many other butterfly species are also in trouble, and human action is often the cause of their plight. What can we do to help protect this important insect? In clear and compelling language, Melissa Stewart showcases twelve North American butterflies—from the familiar eastern tiger swallowtail to the rare Palos Verdes blue butterfly—and the ecosystems that support their survival. The simple narrative states the dangers that each of these butterfly populations face, and informative sidebars describe the efforts of people to save them. Featuring glorious full-color illustrations by Higgins Bond and range maps for each butterfly, this book is perfect for aspiring entomologists and conservationists. This nonfiction picture book is one of the six titles in the prize-winning A Place for... series, a collection that opens readers' minds to a wide range of environmental issues and shows how humans are striving to protect animals and their natural habitats.

Download or read book Nanabosho and the Butterflies written by Joseph McLellan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and touching story of how the legendary friend and trickster created beautiful butterflies.

Download or read book A Butterfly Called Hope written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Arbordale Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The colorful flowers in Mama's garden reveal a strange-looking creature. "What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?" Join in this photographic journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then emerges as a beautiful monarch butterfly. How can the young girl "claim" the butterfly as her own but still let it go free?"--

Download or read book Bye Bye Butterflies written by Andrew Larsen and published by Tell-Me-More Storybooks. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the sight of some school kids releasing butterflies up into the sky, a young boy turns into a "butterfly scientist" and helps his teacher and classmates care for some caterpillars as they grow into butterflies. Includes several pages of facts on the topic.

Download or read book On One Flower written by Anthony D. Fredericks and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vibrant illustrations and rhyming text offer readers an experience exploring on a flower to learn of the ecosystem there. Children will gain an appreciation for the world on one flower and for the whole world around us! This book takes place on one flower, a goldenrod. Soiders...A butterfly sipping nectar ... A ladybug snacking on aphids... oh ladybug, look out for the ambushbug! Dr. Fredericks focuses on the whole plant-and-animal "community" inhabiting a single flower. Two pages of "Field Notes" and "fun facts" at the back of the book offer intriguing information on these creatures. A perfect book for: parents and teachers needing homeschool materials for kindergarten (or any grade!) anyone looking for picture books on insects or singalong books for kids! anyone looking for children's books to help instill an appreciation of our planet!

Download or read book Cruelty and Deception written by David P. Shugarman and published by Pluto Press Australia. This book was released on 2000-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Caterpillar Woman written by Nadia Sammurtok and published by Inhabit Media. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake surrounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily obliges, and that kindness leaves Piujuq stuck in the body of a caterpillar. Alone, and thinking that no one could ever love her because of how she looks, Piujuq does not return to her camp. Instead, she lives a lonely life on the tundra as a caterpillar. Until one day, when another stranger appears . . . Based on a traditional Inuit story, this tale of inner beauty, kindness, and magic is a perfect addition to any young reader's bookshelf.

Download or read book The Imaginary Garden written by Andrew Larsen and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An imaginary garden is the center of a special relationship between a girl and her grandfather.

Download or read book Honour the Sun written by Ruby Slipperjack and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years away, a young woman returns to the railroad community in northern Ontario where she was raised, only to find life there has turned for the worse. As trouble reaches her mother and her friends, will she, too, succumb to despair?

Download or read book Culloo written by Murielle Cyr and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tough and resourceful Tala will be 13 soon, and no one will tell her what to do. On one fateful day in a Quebec forest, however, she has to find her endangered father and protect her young brother from a trio of murderous poachers. All the while, she and her brother may have to face the forest's legendary keepers - the deceptively playful characters known as the Stone People, and a giant, black bird known and feared as Culloo.

Download or read book Two Pairs of Shoes written by Esther Sanderson and published by Pemmican Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie receives a pair of dress shoes for her birthday. Grandmother presents her with a pair of beautiful beaded moccasins, and tells her how and when she should wear each pair.

Download or read book Chester Bear where are You written by Peter Eyvindson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is bedtime and Kyle cannot find his friend and protector Chester Bear. Without him Kyle must facet he night alone. Where is Chester Bear? Will Kyle be able to sleep? Will Toby Bear be a good substitute?

Download or read book Red Parka Mary written by Peter Eyvindson and published by Pemmican Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Whenever he passes by her house the boy can't stop staring at Red Parka Mary with her missing teeth, and her sweaters piled on top of each other. But he finds out that she has a lot to teach him when a cup of sugar brings them together. The illustrations add a special touch to this heartwarming Christmas story" Cf. Our choice, 1997-1998.

Download or read book Goose Girl written by Joseph McLellan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many years ago, by a lake in Northern Canada, a young girl named Marie found a wordless understanding with a special goose that would change her life. A gentle and moving story of love, faith and letting go, Goose Girl marks a new direction for Joe and Matrine McLellan after 10 enduring books in the Nanabosho series, with sumptuous illustrations from Rhian Brynjolson.

Download or read book The Missing Sun written by Peter Eyvindson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Emily and her mother move to Inuvik, Emily discovers that the sun really does disappear for many days but has trouble believing that Raven is responsible by stealing it, as her friend Josie explains.

Download or read book Jen and the Great One written by Peter Eyvindson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The giant trees are falling, victims to arrogance and greed, but is anyone listening? Young Jen is and she and her friends learn they can make a difference.

Download or read book Running written by Don Sawyer and published by Playfort Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running is a fast-paced story about friendship, redemption, and the triumph of love. Louie and Paul come from very different worlds. Yet they have one thing in common -- tragedies have shattered their families. To bury their hurt, they run fast and relentlessly. A chance accident on the trails brings the two boys together, and an unlikely friendship grows. Joined by Annie, another loner who has secrets of her own, they form a threesome that runs like the wind in the hills above their town. But a disastrous attempt by Paul to join the school's cross country squad and an explosive encounter with their star runner turns the alliance upside down. Overcoming their anger and loneliness, the three find a way to become a team again -- and hatch an outrageous plot along the way