About this item
Should a butterfly be big or small? Should it be bright and bold, or perfectly pale? A joyous, imaginative, yet informative non-fiction picture book about what it takes to be a butterfly - body parts, behavior and life cycle - with the underlying message that diversity is a wonderful thing and that, in fact, there are 20,000 ways to be a butterfly! With labelled butterflies throughout, there is plenty for young nature lovers to spot and explore time and again.
About the Author
Laura Knowles has a background in children's publishing and is the author of several lyrical non-fiction picture books, including It Starts with a Seed, which was awarded the 2017 Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Nonfiction. Her love of natural history, words and art have drawn her to work on books about animals and nature. She likes tame animals nearly as much as wild ones, and has an elderly goldfish and a very chatty cat.
