I Wish I Were a Butterfly
by James Howe and Ed Young
The littlest cricket of Swampswallow Pond is convinced only by the Wise Old One... read more
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 1987
Word Count 1,235
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 45873, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Self-acceptance--Fiction
- Crickets--Fiction
- Dragonflies--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Movie with James Howe
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ed Young
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Howe
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ed Young
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: James Howe “Books & Bullying: Writing to Celebrate Difference”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with James Howe
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ed Young
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Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Author Movie with James Howe
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ed Young
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: James Howe “Books & Bullying: Writing to Celebrate Difference”
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Interview with Ed Young
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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