Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!

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By Rosemary Mosco
Publisher Tundra
Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!
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Description Warning this book contains topsecret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect.Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but thats not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears and even poop? Some butterflies are loud, like the Cracker butterfly. Some are stinky the smell scares predators away. Butterflies can be sneaky, like the ones who pretend to be ants to get free babysitting.

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653 words653 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile AD500LLexile AD500L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Age 4-8Age 4-8
Published 2021Published 2021

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Book ISBN:

9780735265936

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