Despite his friends' teasing, Oscar the caterpillar studies to prepare for becoming a butterfly and migrating to Mexico, so when things do not turn out as he expects, he is still able to make his dream come true.
Presents a description of the life cycle of a monarch butterfly from egg, to larva, pupa, and adulthood, providing information on diet, migration, and the dangers they face due to food source and habitat destruction.
A young girl goes against Medieval beliefs that insects are evil and secretly observes caterpillars as they form cocoons and are reborn as butterflies and moths.
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
An introduction to caterpillars, discussing where they live, what they look like, what they eat, how they defend themselves, and what they need to survive.
