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Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
By BURNS, Loree Griffin
- ISBN
- 9780761393429 9781467725422
- Publisher
- Millbrook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Starred Review on February 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–4—Burns focuses first on the life of the life of the blue morpho butterfly at the El Bosque Nuevo butterfly farm in Costa Rica and concludes with its a final destination, the Museum of Science in Boston. Bold statements emphasize the details of the expedition through punchy phrases. "Sturdy and tightly sealed, these ingenious packages ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2014
An explanation of the life cycle of butterflies gets an intriguing twist in this account of the work of a Costa Rican butterfly farm, where blue morpho butterflies are raised and the pupae eventually shipped to museums for display and observation. Detailed discussion of each stage in the butterfly life cycle -- egg, larva, pupa, and adult -- i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
An explanation of the life cycle of butterflies gets an intriguing twist in this account of the work of a Costa Rican butterfly farm, wher...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2014
Children will be intrigued to learn about the dedication behind a museum butterfly exhibit, with farm workers in Costa Rica and curators in America all contributing to the butterflies’ care. Readers follow the journey through ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
