The Life of a Butterfly


By, Tonya J Deese



Mary and her mom went to the park one sunny afternoon.



At the park, Mary saw a butterfly land on a leaf.



What curiosity in the life cycle of a butterfly ran through Mary's head.



"How does a butterfly develop?" asked Mary.

"Let's go to the library and do some research!" Mary's mother replied, and off they went to the public library.



At the library, Mary and her mother found books on the life cycle of the butterfly. This is what they found...



The butterfly starts off as a tiny egg.



The butterfly then hatches into a hungry caterpillar. 



the butterfly then forms a cocoon or a pupa.



Turning into...



A BUTTERFLY. This process is known as metamorphosis.