"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--

Describes the various stages of a monarch butterfly's life cycle, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly.

Common thought places cicadas as tree dwellers; these odd insects actually live most of their lives underground. This book details the bizarre life cycle of the cicada, including the deposit of hundreds of eggs on a tree branch and details of a species that can live 17 years.

Simple text and photographs introduce some of the animals that transform through metamorphosis.

Simple information on grasshoppers for new readers, including where grasshoppers live, what grasshoppers eat, the life cycle of grasshoppers, and much more. Includes advanced grasshopper facts and key words for lesson planning.

Ten-year-old Henri Bell discovers he can speak to insects and, as he travels the world in search of a giant legendary insect, begins to metamorphose into an insect himself.