One of the most colorful baby book. Highly recommended for very young children or anyone like me who is scare of bugs and has to read book to fulfill this square. 

I have selected another book for this square but has no time to read it yet. 

So... read this for Creepy Crawlies square. Look at the book list and found this one.  

Lucky me. 

Cat spends a lot of time looking after her little brother Chicken. He's different than other kids and she knows what he likes and how to treat him when he has a "meltdown". After their father passed away their mother works a lot, so Cat is used to being responsible. When a long promised vacation together has to be cancelled, Cat is upset to find out her mother is dropping her off with grandparents she's never met on a coastal island in North Carolina. For the first time in years, Cat has the time and space to reflect on life, make friends and take care of herself for a change. What will this mean for her family?

This was a beautiful book. I wasn't sure how I would take this middle grade summer adventure, but McDunn pulls from her own personal experience to create a dynamic between Cat and Chicken that is realistic and elevates 'Caterpillar Summer' above most summer stories. What I liked the most was the honesty about the frustration as well as the joys of having a loved one who is different. Different is special and difficult at the same time and there are not many authors that can pull that off, especially in a way that younger readers can understand and appreciate.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great informative and entertaining book for young readers. The illustrations and the holes in the pages will keep readers interested. Science can be easily incorporated with this book because metamorphosis is described from the egg stage to the caterpillar finally becoming a beautiful butterfly. Students can also watch an animated film of the book and see the metamorphosis in depth and the book come to life! https://youtu.be/75NQK-Sm1YY

Lexile AD460L

 This book was very popular when I was younger, and it's still just as popular today. This book will take its reader through the journey of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Everytime the hungry caterpillar eats something new, a bigger hole appears in the pages. This allows the book to be visually interesting to children as well as interactive. This is a must have to every teachers library!

How I will use this in my classroom:

I would use this in my classroom during a lesson on the metamorphosis process of a caterpillar into a butterfly. I would also use this book to help test my students prediction skills! 

Lexile AD460L

Review:

This book was one of my favorites growing up. This book introduces the life cycle of a caterpillar. It goes through each phase of its life in an interesting way. This book is also interactive because each time it eats something another hole appears in the book. 

Leveling System:

Lexile AD460L 

Classroom Activity:

I would use this book in my classroom as an introduction to the life cycle of a caterpillar. We would use the K-W-L chart to tap into our prior knowledge of caterpillars. Once we gather our chart, we will read the book and review the life cycle by creating a chart. I will also be asking the students to record both our charts inside their Science Notebooks. We will also have a class caterpillar that we can document, in our Science Notebooks, what all we see daily and how it becomes a Butterfly.