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Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow.


Joyce Sidman

Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers  

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How do creatures perceive nature? What are the hidden worlds they inhabit in·hab·it  
v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its

v.tr.
1. To live or reside in.

2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.
? It's unusual to see a book of poetry include a healthy dose of science--but that's what makes BUTTERFLY butterfly, any of a large group of insects found throughout most of the world; with the moths, they comprise the order Lepidoptera. There are about 12 families of butterflies. Most adult moths and butterflies feed on nectar sucked from flowers.  EYES special: kids are invited to survey and understand nature through a blend of poetry and observations of the environment. Beth Krommes' gentle, realistic illustrations accompany a light invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al  
adj.
Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament.

n.
An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants.

Adj. 1.
 guide to the outdoors world.
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Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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