Alamosa Public Library

Children can learn their ABCs with the Very Hungry Caterpillar and animal friends

A class observes the various stages caterpillars go through to become butterflies.

Photographs follow the development of a butterfly from mating to birth of the caterpillar to chrysalis to the emergence of the butterfly.

Cody the caterpillar is unhappy being stuck on the ground, but with encouragement from Beulah Lee Bird and Franny McFly he follows God's plan for him and strives to reach a place called Far Flutterby.

Bamboo, Velvet, and Beak receive a big surprise when Bamboo's furry pillow turns out not to be a pillow at all.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of a butterfly.

Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in.

Katy Duck is disappointed when she is cast as a caterpillar in the Spring dance recital.

Las mariposas están a nuestro alrededor. Es difícil de creer estas majestuosas insectos con envergaduras impresionantes y alas de bellos colores y estampados eran orugas espeluznantes vez espeluznantes. ¿Cómo en el mundo ocurre esta transformación? Butterflies are all around us. It's hard to believe these majestic insects with impressive wingspans and beautifully colored and patterned wings were once creepy crawly caterpillars. How in the world...

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.