About Butterfly Blink: A Book Without Words (Stories Without Words 2)
(Kids’ STEM) “Entranced me…fascinating concept…luscious colors…stunning illustrations.” – Jean B. Yates, Vine Voice Reviewer.
Follow the stages of a monarch butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. With each blink the butterflies multiply (until a playful dog scatters them). For children ages 2 – 6, preschool to 1st grade, Beginning Reader/Fountas & Pinnell GRA: A, DRA: 1, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE.
Winner: Promoting Picture Books’ Cover Art Contest. Discover insects, hidden illustrations, Pacific Islander characters, and online secrets in this ethnically diverse kids’ book. Name the critters and cement vocabulary by describing the action or writing a story. Blink for more—blink and they’re gone!
Comes with finding activity and extra information on special concern species and insect habitat conservation, plus colorful illustrations by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 multiracial books). Get all three Stories Without Words (wordless book series) in a bundle—plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: Polar Bear Bowler and Gopher Golf: A Book Without Words: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © April 2016), libraries, and all major book distributors.
LOOK inside! The perfect length book for young kids (not too long for adults): 24 pages. Explore this pollinator/insect/environment book in hard cover, soft cover, and ebook versions. 8″x10″ full-color children’s book about butterflies. No AI or CRT. None of our multicultural kids’ books discuss gender or orientation. LCCN: 2016931905; JNF003250, JNF003060, JUV009080, JNF029040, JNF037020, JUV002300, JUV002070, JNF003120, JNF051150, JUV010000; BR-220; YNNL, YFP, CFC; hard ISBN: 978-1951599010, soft: 978-0692648599 (ebook ISBN: 978-1311095978)
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College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 27 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids’ books have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity—not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https://PremioBooks.com