Cause of death? Exsanguination—the draining of all the blood in her body. Clearly, this is no ordinary murder.
Step inside the butterfly house, where wonderful, winged insects await.
Enlisting the help of neighbors to attract butterflies to the town park, a young newcomer organizes the planting of butterfly-attracting flowers in a sumptuous paper-cut artwork story by the creator of If You Hold a Seed.
Eight-year-old Isabel hopes that her plan will spare her favorite tree, keep the butterflies coming, and provide an income for her poor family in Mexico.
Could they be coming back to return the kindness that the little girl had shown so long ago? Eve Bunting's lyrical language and Greg Shed's sun-kissed paintings make for a brilliant celebration of nature, spring, and the cycle of life.
Claire, a glasswing butterfly whose transparent wings reflect her lush home, finds herself lost in the city after being separated from her family.
Stanley the elephant, who's very clumsy, accidentally smashes Mouse's house, then promises to try to make a new one.
There would be no welcome-home hugs at this house. We stood in silence while she decided. Finally, she turned away from the door, leaving it open. She was wearing her gray sweat suit with the Chlorox stain on the front.
Welcome to the butterfly house! Build a butterfly and uncover the inner workings of the world's most beautiful insect. Learn about their life cycle, how they find food, where they live, and how far they travel.
Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. Julia Alvarez’s new novel, Afterlife, is available now.