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Read the Witcher

If You Like Butterflies

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By Lola M. Schaefer

Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska

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$18.99

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$24.99 CAD

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Hardcover

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A poetic and informative picture book about the mesmerizing life of a butterfly—featuring gorgeous illustrations highlighting each stage of its life cycle.

The butterfly rises and glides, traveling from flower to flower as it sips nectar and spreads pollen. But before its adult life can begin, each butterfly must complete a magnificent journey. Starting as a tiny egg beneath a leaf, the butterfly’s life is marked by change. The tender caterpillar hatches, grows, and molts. The chrysalis protects and transforms. Finally, the butterfly emerges, flapping its wings dry before lifting into the air for its first flight.

Lyrical and informative and with beautiful artwork, this stunning picture book highlights the wonder in each stage of a butterfly’s amazing life cycle, and includes informative bonus material about creating your own butterfly garden. 

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On Sale
May 13, 2025
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books
ISBN-13
9780316337670

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Lola M. Schaefer

About the Author

Lola M. Schaefer is the author of many award-winning books for children, including An Island Grows; What's Up, What's Down?; and Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed, an NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts; and What’s Up, What’s Down? She lives with her husband, Ted, in the mountains of north Georgia, where she has her very own butterfly garden bursting with activity. Lola invites you to visit her online at lolaschaefer.com.

Gabi Swiatkowska is the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter, which was named a CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book, as well as My Name Is Yoon, an ALA Notable Book for which she received the Ezra Jack Keats Award. Gabi lives in France, where she spies on the butterflies in her garden. She makes little notes with drawings about their daily goings-on. And she likes to grow plants that are hospitable to butterflies.

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Gabi Swiatkowska

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