Season 6 - Episodes 3 & 4 - A Butterfly Adventure
A Butterfly Adventure
A Butterfly Adventure: Part 1 is sponsored by Sourcebooks.
A Butterfly Adventure: Part 2 is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio.
Lauren, the Reading Bug and a new friend, Mari, are off on another fantastic journey, following the great monarch migration southward to reunite a tiny monarch with his family, and to reunite Mari with her grandparents for the Dia de los Muertos celebration. Join them to learn about the monarch's four stages of life and the important Mexican holiday.
Books Mentioned in this Podcast
THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Including a special feature, die cuts, this beautiful board book edition, perfect for teaching the days of the week, offers readers an interactive experience.
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Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events.
Follow two children as they celebrate their ancestors in this bilingual introduction to el Día de los Muertos-- the Day of the Dead! They prepare offerings of flowers, sugar skulls, and special bread, and make delicious foods to eat and share. By spreading marigold petals, they guide the dead home to join the festivities. After hours of singing, dancing, and reminiscing, it's time for bed.
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The Monarch showcases this magnificent butterfly with eye-popping photos, fun facts about a monarch's life cycle, and things to know about the vital role that pollinators play in our ecosystem. Monarch enthusiast and nature blogger Kylee Baumle provides "action" projects for all ages, from planting milkweed and wildflowers to making butterfly watering stations...to volunteer activism.
For decades, as the monarch butterflies swooped through every year like clockwork, people from Canada to the United States to Mexico wondered, "Where do they go?" In 1976 the world learned the answer: after migrating thousands of miles, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Central Mexico's mountains.
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Maxwell Eaton III's The Truth About Butterflies is another hilarious addition to this fan favorite series. This guide to the majestic butterfly walks you through its unique life cycle and offers anything you ever wanted to know about the colorful insect...
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"Befitting its subject, the book communicates through its visual aesthetic. Tonatiuh integrates images of Posada's old-school calaveras with his own illustrations, done in the sophisticated style that has won him acclaim…It's wonderful to see the nuts and bolts of an artist's work presented so that children can understand the painstaking work involved in anything that looks cool and effortless." — The New York Times Book Review
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