ISBN: 9780983290407
Editorial: Vanita Books
Autor: Oelschlager, Vanita
Año de edición: 2012
N° Paginas: 40
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Review When Mother Beetle and Little Beetle arrived in the garden, they noticed numerous caterpillars on the blueberry bush.Little Beetle spent the summer playing with his soft fuzzy friends.One day all the caterpillars disappeared.His mother pointed up to the glistening cocoons dangling from the tp of the branches of the blueberry bush.She explained the nature of carerpillars and Little Beetle liiked forward to all the fun he'd have when the butterflies came out of their cocoons.What a disappointment.They all flew away. Only one cocoon was left that Little Beetle named Farfalla (Italian for butterfly.)He waited and waited patiently.Would this turn out to be another disappointment?Kristin Blackwood's giant beetles and a page full of yellow caterpillars squirming and crawling takes the reader into the middle of the action.LIttle Beetle imagines being lifted into the sky on the backs of thousands of brillantly colored butterflies.After experiencing a pregnancy loss, stillbirth or miscarriage, the narrative of Farfalla offer both comfort and hope for the future.Parents now have a resource to have a conversation with children when tragedy occurs without rhyme or reason.Farfalla befins like a fable on friendship, but becomes a story of expectation. -- Joan Martin ― The Baytown SunPreS-Gr 2–A little beetle and his mother discover many yellow-and-black caterpillars on the leaves of a blueberry bush. They become friends, but soon the caterpillars disappear into white glistening cocoons. Little Beetle thinks of all the fun he will have when his friends become butterflies. One day they emerge from their cocoons, dance in the garden, and fly away. A single cocoon remains, and the little beetle names his butterfly-to-be Farfalla. When no butterfly emerges, Mother Beetle puts a leg around her son and gently explains, “Butterflies that are not born go to live with all other butterflies who die and fly up in the sky with the stars and the moon.” Three nighttime spreads reinforce this idea, as a shimmering yellow butterfly says goodbye to Little Beetle. The final spread shows him with the returning butterflies bright against the blue sky. The simple images in the full-color illustrations capture Little Beetle’s feelings of friendship, anticipation, disappointment, sorrow, and acceptance. Mother Beetle’s comforting presence will be mirrored by caring adults helping children who have experienced the loss of a lovingly anticipated sibling. However, the book will need adult explanation as many children are likely to be confused about what happened to Farfalla.–Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN -- Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN ― School Library Journal The story is told from the perspective of a young Beetle who, with his mother, meets a crowd of caterpillars in the garden they all frequent. Soon they become friends and he watches in awe as the caterpillars weave themselves into cocoons. A special one catches his attention and Beetle “adopts” it by making all sorts of plans of what they will do together when it hatches. Later, he watches as the cocoons break open one by one and beautiful butterflies emerge and fly away. But the one he counted on to be his playmate does not. He is deeply saddened and understandably confused. Beetle’s mother explains gently that young friends like his who can’t join him in the garden are with others in the sky. The story ends with Beetle waving to his friend above and wishing happiness. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2-A little beetle and his mother discover many yellow-and-black caterpillars on the leaves of a blueberry bush. They become friends, but soon the caterpillars disappear into white glistening cocoons. Little Beetle thinks of all the fun he will have when his friends become butterflies. One day they emerge from their cocoons, dance in the garden, and fly away. A single cocoon rema
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