SCIENCE
Mitchell, Melanie

Butterflies

(4) K-3 First Step Nonfiction: Life Cycles series. This short, simply written book describes how a butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar to fully grown lepidopteran. The vivid close-up color photos, especially those of a chrysalis, should keep readers rapt. The book concludes with a diagram labeling the parts of a butterfly, information about adult butterflies, and "fun facts," some of which could have enlivened the main text. Glos., ind.

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