Waiting for Wings

Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? How are they born? What do they eat--and how?
With a simple, rhyming text and glorious color-drenched collage, Lois Ehlert provides clear answers to these and other questions as she follows the life cycle of four common butterflies, from their beginnings as tiny hidden eggs and hungry caterpillars to their transformation into full-grown butterflies. Complete with butterfly and flower facts and identification tips, as well as a guide to planting a butterfly garden, this butterfly book is like no other.


Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Published: 04/01/2001
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 12.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780152026080
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 46615 / Waiting for Wings


Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2001 pg. 330
BookPage 04/01/2001 pg. 28
Booklist 03/01/2001 pg. 1276
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2001 pg. 63
School Library Journal 04/01/2001 pg. 129
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2001 pg. 346
Booklist 12/01/2001 pg. 658
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 365 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1229
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 365 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 10/01/2004

About the Author
Ehlert, Lois: -

LOIS EHLERT has created many picture books, including Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the bestselling Waiting for Wings. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Ehlert, Lois: -

LOIS EHLERT has created many picture books, including Caldecott Honor-winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings. She lives in Wisconsin.