painted lady (insect)

"Did you ever raise a Painted Lady butterfly at home or in school? You're not alone! . . . Join a class field trip . . . for a study on this popular butterfly, encouraging children toward curiosity and exploration, and ending with a call to make the earth more accessible for everyone from humans to the tiniest bug"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity--raising butterflies . . . photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. Engaging text captures the children's wonder and explains the science behind metamorphosis"--Publisher.

This book presents the life cycle of a painted lady butterfly, from egg to larva to pupa to adult butterfly.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of painted lady butterflies.