by Kristen Doohan A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston provides its readers with a glimpse into the wonderful world of butterflies. Dianna describes this insect throughout its journey from an egg to a beautiful butterfly. Dianna begins the book at the initial stage of life for a butterfly- the egg. She moves on to describe the caterpillar and chrysalis stages, ending with the metamorphosis stage. Dianna describes butterflies’ roles in pollination as well as their camouflage, drinking, and poisonous capabilities. She also describes butterflies as creative, helpful, protective, spectacular, thirsty, scaly, and magical insects. This book captivates its readers with lots of interesting facts about butterflies and detailed illustrations. This would be an excellent book to use as a mentor text when teaching students about informational writing. Dianna does a great job providing readers with detailed and interesting facts about butterflies. After reading this short book, students will know a great deal about butterflies. Using this book as a guide, I would have my students write their own informational text on a topic that they consider themselves an “expert” on. Students would follow the writing process when creating their informational pieces. This book could also serve as a great resource to help students understand the difference between comparing and contrasting. Dianna Hutts Aston does this in the book by explaining the similarities and differences between butterflies and moths. I would model how to do this for my students using the examples provided in the book and a Venn diagram. Then, I would ask my students to compare and contrast two ideas of their choice using a Venn diagram. I would place my model in the front of the classroom for students to reference and scaffold as needed. Overall, A Butterfly Is Patient can serve as an excellent read-aloud and mentor text for students of a variety of ages. To learn more about Dianna Hutts Aston and her books, visit: https://www.diannahuttsaston.org/presentations
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