Aboyloveshisgarden,andeverythinginit,especiallyallthetinyinsects.But...hispetchickenCocolovesthemtoo!Whenaboyfindsaclutchofbutterflyeggsinhisgarden,hecan’tstopthinkingaboutthebeautifulbutterfliestheywillbecome.HekeepstheeggsasecretfromCoco,whofindsalltheinsectsinthegardenyummy!Theboywatchesastheeggshatch,andbrightlystripedcaterpillarsappear,growingbiggerandjuiciereveryday.Butoneday,whenhisbackisturned,Cocogobblesupthecaterpillarsandfallsill.TheboyistornbetweenworryforCocoandsorrowthatthecaterpillarshavebeeneaten.Butthenhemakesawonderfuldiscovery--hisdreamofbutterfliesinthegardenjustmightcometrueafterall.ArtistGeraldoVal矇riobringsusacharmingstoryinspiredbyhischildhoodpassionforthebutterfliesinhisfamily’sgarden.KeyTextFeaturesdialogueillustrationsspeechbubblesCorrelatestotheCommonCoreStateStandardsinEnglishLanguageArts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7Withpromptingandsupport,describetherelationshipbetweenillustrationsandthestoryinwhichtheyappear(e.g.,whatmomentinastoryanillustrationdepicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3Describecharacters,settings,andmajoreventsinastory,usingkeydetails.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9Compareandcontrasttheadventuresandexperiencesofcharactersinstories.
CATERPILLARS COCO settings AND
