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Gray, Karlin

Summary: Feeling quite ordinary, a plain gray moth sadly compares itself to its more exotic kin, such as the Luna Moth, the Spider Moth, and the Hummingbird Moth. And the little moth feels even worse when a young girl sees it and says "Eww!" But things change when her brother explains that this particular type of moth is his favorite kind of insect. Maybe an ordinary moth is really extraordinary after...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRA

Ignotofsky, Rachel

Summary: "With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Teach Sci Ignotofsky

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J595.78 IGN

Daniels, Jaret C.

Summary: "Butterflies are fascinating, beautiful, and a joy to behold. Now observing them is even better with the Butterflies of the Midwest Field Guide. This handy book by acclaimed author and professional entomologist Jaret C. Daniels makes field identification simple and informative. It features 198 species of butterflies (and common moths) organized by color for ease of use. Detailed photographs...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2023

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Zimmerman, Adeline J.

Summary: "In Butterfly or Moth?, beginning readers will learn to spot the differences between these insects. Carefully leveled text relays what the insects look like and how they behave. Each page then asks readers to name which one is shown in the photo. Answers appear upside down on the bottom of each page, making reading for learning interactive and fun. A See and Compare spread shows and labels each...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books/Jump!, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 ZIM

Katz, Susan B.

Summary: "Flutter, flutter! What did you just see? Was it a butterfly or a moth? Butterflies and moths are similar, but they have some important differences. Find out how their colors, antennae, bodies, and behaviors can all help you tell these two animal look-alikes apart. Filled with stunning photos and playful text, early learners will be delighted as each page turns"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, an imprint of Capstone 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 KAT

Mattern, Joanne

Summary: "Colorful or dull. Wings up or wings down. Active at night or prefers daylight. Is it a butterfly or a moth? Look inside to learn how these beautiful insects are alike and how they differ."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Red Chair Press 2018

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York, M. J.

Summary: Explores the similarities between butterflies and moths, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like antennae shape, wing structure, and coloring can be used to identify these flying insects. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020

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Harris, Tim

Summary: Did you know a honeybee visits about 50 to 100 flowers during each nectar-collection trip? You'll discover loads of interesting facts about 35 common pollinating insects -- from ladybugs, moths, and beetles to bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies -- including appearance, history, and breeding, and details of how to attract them to your garden. From ladybugs whose larvae love to munch on herbs...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Old Pond Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.8 HAR

Rolli, Jennifer Hansen

Summary: Claudia loves butterflies. Blue ones. Yellow ones. Purple ones with dots. And since she can't take them home, she paints them in all their beautiful colors. But when winter comes, there are no more butterflies to paint...until she finds a little moth. Suddenly, Claudia sees winter in a whole new light.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017

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Whalley, Paul Ernest Sutton.

Summary: Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, and growth from pupa to larva to adult.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 WHA

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 WHA

Arnosky, Jim.

Summary: An illustrated introduction to the appearance and habits of various butterflies and moths.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon &Schuster Books for Young Readers 1996

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Beedie, Duncan

Summary: Molly the moth loves her home and her family but she yearns for adventure. So by day she helps her mother look after the larvae, and by night she prepares for her space mission to the moon! It's no easy feat for a little moth to fly all the way to the moon but Molly is not a moth to give up on her dreams.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BEE

Balmer, Elizabeth.

Summary: Provides detailed description to enable easy identification of butterflies in the field [cover].

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon 2007

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Hansen, Grace

Summary: This title will introduce readers to Atlas moths. Readers will learn where these insects can be found, how they survive, and what makes them so incredible. Complete with great, up-close photographs. 

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 HAN

Martínez, Claudia Guadalupe

Summary: An introduction to the Mexican jumping bean explains how the seed pod acts as shelter and food for a caterpillar until it emerges as a moth, and encourages readers to count from one to ten and practice Spanish vocabulary as they follow its course.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAR

Summary: Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYE

Bader, Bonnie

Summary: "Exposing children to a diverse range of literary and informational texts, the Core Concepts program helps develop important literacy and cognitive skills necessary to meet many of the Common Core State Standards. Did you know that every year hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies migrate 2,500 miles to Mexico for the winter? It takes four generations of butterflies to make the trip, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Bader 2014

Costa, Dela

Summary: Isla is excited about her first-ever sleepover at Tora's, but the night takes a spooky turn when they hear strange fluttering sounds in the attic.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COS

Covell, Charles V.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1984

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.78 COV

Green, Jen.

Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of moths.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 GRE

Pallotta, Jerry

Summary: Presents the letters of the alphabet with a different species of moth representing each letter, in a book that celebrates the beauty of moths and the differences between moths and butterflies.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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Thomas, Isabel

Summary: A newly-emerged peppered moth blends in with other speckled-winged moths on lichen-covered branches, but over time the moths with black wings increase as trees are blackened by soot from man-made machines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THO

Pincus, Meeg

Summary: "Monarch butterflies swooped through and people wondered, "Where do they go?" In 1976 the world learned: after migrating, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Mexico. This was a mystery that could only be solved when people worked as a team"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2020

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Markle, Sandra.

Contents: Insect world -- Outside and inside -- Becoming an adult -- The cycle begins -- Very hungry caterpillars -- Time for a change -- Life as an adult -- Continuing the cycle -- Luna moths and other insect life cycles.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 MAR

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