The Secret of Three Butterpillars: A Never-Ending Tale

by Janssen, Charlotta

• ISBN13: 9780761121138
• ISBN10: 0761121137
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Introducing the Tumbling Book--the ingenious new format that's a book, a toy, a game. And discover a world of butterpillars and caterflies, nature's power of metamorphosis, and a meadow filled with all manner of change.The Secret of Three Butterpillars reads from front to back, and back again to front in a story that never ends. Designed with double hinges like a Jacob's ladder, it flips and turns. Hold the book horizontally, pull out the handles embedded in the sides-and presto, the book tumbles out, revealing new landscapes.Conceived and created by Charlotta Janssen, The Secret of Three Butterpillars delights with its swirling, colorful paintings and simple rhyming text. It's a secret, but there's no doubt -- One day they too shall find it out! And so begins the circular story of the butterpillar, a whimsical creature that resembles a caterpillar and fittingly evolves like one. Soon it becomes a beautiful caterfly, and the next cycle of butterpillar life begins. In addition to these creatures, each mural-like panel features four inchworms, three ladybugs, two grasshoppers, and one snail. Happy searching!