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The Life Cycle
of a Butterfly 27
BUTTERFLIES
Do you know how butterflies grow? Each
butterfly has a special life cycle. It changes while
it grows!
A butterfly comes from an egg. A mother
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butterfly lays the egg on a plant.
After 3 to 12 days, a caterpillar hatches from
the egg. The caterpillar eats the plant’s leaves.
It grows big and fat. Then it makes a hard shell
How does a butterfly
change as it grows? around its body. Inside the shell, the caterpillar becomes
a pupa. The pupa doesn’t eat or drink anything.
A caterpillar hatches Its body changes slowly.
from an egg. It grows
big. Then, it makes a After two weeks, a beautiful butterfly finally
hard shell around its
body. Inside the shell, it comes into the world!
becomes a pupa. After Words 94
two weeks, the pupa
becomes a butterfly. Yum...
this leaf is so delicious!
I get stronger and smarter as I grow.
I also learn how to do different
things.
Connect to Yourself
How do you change as
you grow?
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