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Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
Last updated Thursday, May 13, 2021
Author: Joyce Sidman
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Date of Publication: 2006
ISBN: 061856313X
Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Apr. 2021
Synopsis:
Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom. Beginning with the rising sun and ending with twilight, this book takes us on a tour through the fields, encouraging us to watch for a nest of rabbits, a foamy spittle bug, a leaping grasshopper, bright milkweed, a quick fox, and a cruising hawk.
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The layout of the text and images for this book is designed to be easily read as a physical book. To ensure you can easily enjoy the images and also easily read all of the text on Zoom, the text is repeated and enlarged for you in the pages that follow each of the beautiful, detailed images.
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What do you know about butterflies?
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What do you think the secrets of the meadow are?
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Do you like to observe nature when you are outside? Why or why not?
Vocabulary
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Vapor – tiny particles of a liquid or a solid in a gas.
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Exoskeleton – an external supporting structure such as the shell of a crustacean (an animal with a hard jointed shell).
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Predators – an animal that hunts another animal for food
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Spume – foam or froth.
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Phloem – the soft tissue in plants that contains tubes and other fibrous material used to conduct food. (pronounced "flow|em")
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What do you think the book is describing on the first 2 pages of the book?
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What animal would you want to be in the meadow? Why?
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Has anyone seen a caterpillar turn into a butterfly in person?
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The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum has a butterfly pavilion that just opened to the public last week. Information is at https://nhm.org/experience-nhm/exhibitions-natural-history-museum/butterfly-pavilion
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