Adults and children alike will adore this book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. 4.8 out of 5 stars 425. I'd recommend this to elementary teachers who want to teach poetic devices with a sweet narrative poem, or to a parent (or grandparent)to share with a child. Apparently one of the symptoms of my disability in academics is the ability of draw very, very well. If the Nazis came into my village I would be really scared. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Although nothing much happens in the plot we get to visit this gentle and peaceful world and look in on their daily activities. Her grandpa tells her that the caterpillar will soon turn into a butterfly. Picture Book: A story of a young girl whose grandfather helps her raise a butterfly. This book would pair well with a butterfly life cycle unit. All that, while warding off threats from their enemies, The Moth Gang! sweet story about grandfather and granddaughter raising a caterpillar into a butterfly and then setting it free, cute book about raising butterflies...made my kids want to catch a larvae and raise it. The Butterfly Children stories are full of lessons about respect, care, forgiveness and love. Although nothing much happens in the plot we get to visit this gentle and peaceful world and look in on their daily activities. The discovery that Sevrine is no ghost, but a Jewish girl being hidden, together with her parents, in Monique's own basement, leads to the formation of a secret nighttime friendship between them. The tenderness between the girl and her grandfather and toward their special larvae and the luminous paintings that accompany the text make this a beautiful book. Beautiful art work accompanies this story of a family who hides a child from the Germans during WWII. Monique becomes friends with the little Jewish girl. Wow! The relationship between Garndfather and Granddaughter is a special one and that fact is shown throughout the story. Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2008. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The cassette was available, however, to buy at shows. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Patricia Polacco is, by far, one of the very best author-illustrators I have read. The sweet friendship between the girl and her grandfather is described through spare prose and accentuated beautifully by the full page watercolor illustrations of them creating a little home for the caterpillar so that it can eat, create a chrysalis and ultimately turn into a magnificent Painted Lady butterfly that they release to. Monique was oblivious to these happenings until she met a young Jewish girl, Sevrine who happened to be hiding in the basement. While tragic events occur, Monique, about seven to eight years old, is blissfully innocent of all the happenings that encompasses this terrible time period in Europe. Naturally, it is hard for her to release it back into nature, but she knows that she must do so. The text is simply eloquent and almost magical--there are no other words that do it justice--and the illustrations, created in gouache, are incredibly impressive for their colors and softness. My favourite is still the Root Children, but this one is pretty good too. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. But when I was searching some of Patricia Polacco's books for another unit, I came across The Butterfly. She went home upset and her mother explained to her that the Nazi soldiers hated people like Monsieur Marks. I spent the school year with my mother, and the summers with my dad. Kids were bored with this one. I loved reading the author's note and learning that this book was based on real people in Polacco's family! This book is the story of a child raising a butterfly (a pretty saturated children’s book topic). The clear organization allows the reader to follow the butterfly through its life easily. I think this book touched me the most because my grand-mother-in-law lived in France at the time and was Jewish. The book was purchased for grandchildren in the 6-8 year range although it would be suitable for much younger and older readers too. Ever since the Nazis marched into Monique?s small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her, until the night Monique encounters ?the little ghost? Monique tells her mother of the ghost the next morning at breakfast, but Marcelle Soll. Playing upstairs after dark, the two become friends until, in a terrifying moment, they are discovered, sending both of their families into a nighttime flight.

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