Describes the physical characteristics of an adult cat and the process by which it grows from a newborn kitten into a cat.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the ladybug, from the egg to the adult beetle.

Looks at the life cycle of the dragonfly, including its anatomy, metamorphosis, and hunting habits.

Rhyming text and photographs follow a pumpkin patch as it grows and changes, from seeds to plants to pumpkins ready to harvest, to jack-o-lanterns and then to seeds again.

Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. After all, flies go through metamorphosis too--and they are so much cooler! They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are much cuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they even throw up on it to turn it into a liquid. Who wouldn't want to study an insect like that? Both funny and informative, this...

Describes the life cycle of the garden spider, from its emergence in the spring from a sac created in the late fall, to a move to surrounding areas carried by the wind, to life during the summer catching insects, and to final mating which will start the cycle over.

"Egg to tadpole to frog. An elegant, beautifully illustrated life cycle science book for new readers"--

Provides a simple explanation of what happens as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly--from the caterpillar's point of view.

Introduces the different types of caterpillars and how they move, eat, protect themselves from predators, and transform into a butterfly or moth.