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Meet the Author:

• Stephen Swinburne was born in London, England. When he was seven years old, he sailed on a ship to New York City.

• Before he was a writer, Stephen Swinburne was a park ranger. He liked watching the animals.

• Stephen Swinburne planted a flower garden at his house to attract the butterflies for the photographs for his book I Am a Butterfly.

Stephen Swinburne

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Author and Photographer:

Stephen Swinburne

He took the pictures for this story in his garden.

Story Summary:  The story tell about the life of a butterfly.

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Genre -

Look for: Photographs that support

what you read. Information that is given

clearly.

NonfictonA nonfiction tell about things that are true.

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TurnsTurns - changes to

turns

A caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

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live Live - to have as one's home

live

This caterpillar lives on a parsley plant.

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Around Around - close by;

in a circle

around

The butterflies are flying around the

flowers.

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Air Air - the sky

air

His kite is in the air.

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Soon Soon - before long

soon

Soon the eggs will be

baby caterpillars.

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Fly Fly - to move through the air

fly

The butterflies

will fly away.

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Animals Animals- living,

breathing creatures

animals

These animals fly. Are they

butterflies?

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1.air - the sky 2.animals - living, breathing

creatures 3.around - close by; in a circle 4.fly - to move through the air 5. live - to have as one's home 6.soon - before long7. turns - changes to

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• Say the words.

• Read the sentence.

• Fill in the blank.

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Butterflies fly in the _______.

live

fly

around

soon

animals

air

turns

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Are butterflies __________?

fly

air

around

soon

animal

turns

live

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This toy will go _________.

turns

air

soon

fly

around

live

animals

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This bug is a ________.animals

fly

air

turns

live

soon

around

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These ducks _______ in a pond.

around

fly

air

turns

animals

soon

live

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These eggs will hatch _________.

soon

animals

air

fly

around

turns

live

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The children will take ______.

animals

fly

around

turns

air

soon

live

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Match the words to its meaning.

A.-the sky

B.-living, breathing creatures

C.-close by; in a circle

D.-changes to

E.-to move through the air

F.-to have as one's home

G.-before long

1. fly______

2. air ______

3. around ____

4. soon _____

5. animals ___

6. turns _____

7. live ______

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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Say the Sight Words

manysometheir him her

knowhis let justhow

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New words in the story: I Am A Butterfly

nightresthatchplants

caterpillarhangrainplipsplops

drink drops chomp shed skin

chrysalis cracks insects wings

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Butterfly Sites

You should be able to click on these sites and go to them.

•Butterfly- Names and Caterpillars

•Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts

•Monarch Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis

•The Life of a Monarch Butterfly•Photos - Monarch series •Monarch Butterflies From Egg to Adult