Akron Public Library

Katie Carew wishes she could be anyone but herself, and turns into a hamster.

The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.

Vern―seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised―flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins, and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world. But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body...

Explains how insects grow, describing the various stages of incomplete and complete metamorphosis.

Henry suspects that there is more to life than crunching green plants, but worries when he sees other caterpillars disappearing into cocoons. When they emerge as a butterfly or moth he comes to realize the unique qualities of each of his friends and looks forward to the time when he will be able to fly.

Coyote shifter Mercy Thompson knows that life with her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will never be boring, but even their wedding doesn't go as planned. Nevertheless, a ten-day honeymoon camping on the banks of the Columbia River, alone, just the two of them, should make up for it. But the trip and the pimped-out trailer they're using is courtesy of the fae. And nothing from the fae comes without strings attached.

Illustrations and simple text follow a caterpiller through its metamorphosis into a butterfly, includes facts about butterflies, a related activity, and word list.

"A caterpillar hatches. It eats and eats . . . and grows into a butterfly that flits and floats across the sky. Follow the life cycle of one of natures most beautiful creatures in simple text and stunning photos. This unique book features graduated flaps that display each stage of metamorphosis at a glance."--Amazon.com.

Becoming a Beetle reviews each stage in a beetle's metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a beetle's amazing transformation clearly. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids a division of ABDO.