Books with title The Butterfly Ride

The future of the Butterfly Kingdom relies on the ability of Spots a unlikely young black caterpillar with silver spots to understand a consuming presence always with him since birth that is drawing him into the darkness of the Valley of Cocoons thought to be his death. Compelled to leave his home, family and friends to journey to the Valley of Cocoons he encounters a world and creatures unknown to him. He survives battle with the river fish, develop a friendship bond with Sunny the sunflower who stuck inside the Shiny Thing is freed by Spots, and does not understand his struggle against the Beast in the Valley of Cocoons that will ultimately give him a new life. He becomes a new creation and the new King of the Butterfly Kingdom. The Kingdom awaits his arrival and have prepared for that grand day which can not be delayed or it will be the end of the Butterfly Kingdom. Realizing he has changed and his new life is the most exciting and wonderful experience he could ever imagine, he is anxious to meet his new destiny. The King sent Daisa to be his companion for his journey home. He has 3 days to get there…they are on schedule until interrupted by a Butterfly Convention where he and his companion has been caught in a net, this is a disaster. They can not be seen or known by any human or all of their lives will be lost. They are not normal Butterflies not like anything on the face of the earth. John or Poindexter noted scholars are known and celebrated for their skill in capturing the rare Butterfly. They are in the nets of one of these scholars. Captured he and his companion have very little time to find a way and escape to complete the journey home before it's too late. He meets Clincy who is not like anything he has ever seen before and is determined to make her his Butterfly Queen against the advice of Daisia his companion sent to bring him home to the Butterfly Kingdom.

Hi kids! Meet the adorable butterfly, Jan! In this heartwarming story, Jan expresses her undeniable love for her dad! Throughout the tale, she wonders how she became a beautiful butterfly, and her dad playfully describes the four stages of metamorphosis. Not only is this story entertaining, it's educational! We hope you enjoy this book!Great for kids ages 3-10.

It’s bad enough that Mama died and the bank man stole the family house in Chicago, but now eleven-year-old Sara Constance O’Day is being forced to live on her grandparents’ California ranch. Coyote Creek Ranch is as different from the big city as the moon is from the earth. Sara hates the brown emptiness, the heat, the prickles, and the coyotes’ howls. She’s terrified of the venomous snakes and hungry mountain lions. But mostly she’s afraid of facing Mama’s death and the feelings she has hidden deep inside. A Kawaiisu Indian girl named Lena, a beautiful butterfly basket, and the wild spirit of Coyote Canyon hold the answer to all of Sara’s problems, but only is she will listen to what they have to say. A novel for young people ages eight and up, as well as for their parents and teachers, THE BUTTERFLY BASKET is a story of the healing power of friendship, woven with strands of authentic Native American culture, and filled with the natural beauty of America's Southwest.

After Bertie rescues an orphaned lion cub from the African veld, they are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion that ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten. A section of activities for young readers includes Lion Facts, Pet Care Quiz, Puzzle Pages, Makes and Bakes, and more.

In this beautifully illustrated book, a boy learns the virtue of patience when he finds a butterfly warming in the sun. Though waiting is hard, its reward can produce the most wonderful results.As a boy, John Hope lay in the harsh Florida grass in the quiet evenings staring at the stars, bugs hopping, crickets chirping. His older brother Mike lay beside him and they dreamed of what life would be when they grew up. What would they be? How would they look like? Where would they live?Like the boy in this story, John wanted to grab hold of the future and make it his. Time moves too slow for boys lying in their front yard. Sometimes one of the hardest things to do is to wait.Today, John still struggles with patience. He writes his stories one page at a time, one word at a time.

When Little Caterpillar first emerges, she has an insatiable appetite for the letters in the wind. Soon, letters are not enough. She eats all the small words she can find. The more she eats, the hungrier she becomes; the hungrier she becomes, the more she eats. What will happen when she is big enough to eat any word she comes upon? Young and emergent readers will be encouraged and inspired by Little Caterpillar and her hunger for the written word.