Nancy Goor

Genre: Nonfiction
Reading level: grades 4-5
Summary:
Metamorphosis is explained very well in this book. The book is separated into two large sections, incomplete and complete metamorphosis. Then it presents the information about how the changes happen, then goes into further detail, explaining how some individual insects go through their metamorphosis.
Commentary:
This book is another great book that can help with the understanding of the changing that a butterfly goes through. Instead of having drawn illustrations, the book contains actual photographs that are really neat and would catch any readers’ eye.… (más)

I liked this informational book. I liked it because it used real world examples of signs that are seen in everyday life and everyday interactions. I also liked this book because the photographs showed the signs in a real life setting. Finally, I liked this book because it showed people correctly following the directions of signs. For example, for the door signs 'in' and 'out', it showed a boy going into a store and out of a store, respectfully. The main idea of this story is to inform readers about the different signs in our world, what they mean, and how to correctly follow them.… (más)

Retelling: This book includes a photographic journey through the complete or incomplete metamorphosis of various insects such as the Hickory Horned Devil, Monsquitoes, Braconid, and Dragonflies. Great science vocabulary like larva, pupa, chrysalis, exoskeleton, and nymph are paired with concrete visual examples. The only thing missing is the smell of pheromone.

Thoughts and Feelings: The observations that people make about living things are often applied to non-living things that improve our quality of life (e.g. the eardrum and speakers). I wonder how you could transform the concept of metamorphosis into some splendid innovation, or maybe you could use this knowledge to protect ecosystems.… (más)