false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg 2139851 3 IT'S HARD TO BE VELMA entering first grade. That's because everyone has marvelous memories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders, and no one even notices Velma. But all that changes on a class trip to the butterfly conservatory, a place neither of her sisters has been. When a monarch roosts on Velma's finger and won't budge for days - no one will ever forget it . . . or her!<br><br>Kids will enjoy reading about everything butterflies, from migration to metamorphosis, as they follow Velma's own transformation. 2145339 9 10 2007 Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly total:85|5:19|4:39|3:22|2:4|1:1| 85 326 106 41 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 3 1 false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:51:43 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:53:34 -0800 2009 2010 Monarch Award master list
The end papers depict an army of caterpillars on the front and a swarm of butterflies on the back, with Velma herself, an orange-tipped gratch, emerging over the course of the story from her older sisters’ shadows into a first grader with talents and intere...more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 3 1 false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 08:58:55 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 09:27:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 true Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 20:00:26 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 20:01:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 15:30:56 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 18:42:26 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 5 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:30:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:43:28 -0800 2009
Monarch Award Nominee for 2010
K-4th grade

Hawkes's illustrations of caterpillars on the inside cover and butterflies on the back cover represent the main character's metamorphosis. Velma is struggling to find her own unique talents...more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 3 1 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:30:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:46:09 -0700 2009
Velma Gratch is the youngest of the three Gratch sisters, and has a tough act to follow as she enters first grade. Her older sisters are remembered fondly by Velma's teachers, making her eager to stand out from the crowd. At first Velma seeks out attention in negative w...more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:33:35 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:38:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:01:53 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:04:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Mon Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 07:10:37 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:48:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1691686 0375935975 9780375935978 4 1 3.84 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1691686.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 15:55:20 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 16:00:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 10:53:09 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:49:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:52:23 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 20:50:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 2 0 false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:48:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:50:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 5 0 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:37:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:37:57 -0700 2009
I read this to my 3 year old son and he enjoyed the story and illustrations. I enjoyed the plot point that Velma had 2 older sisters and she wanted to be known on her own merits.]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 5 0 false Wed Jun 17 14:08:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 14:13:49 -0700 2009 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Mon Nov 23 14:39:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 14:40:33 -0800 2009 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 18:23:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 18:25:32 -0700 2009 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:26:06 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:27:29 -0700 2009 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Sun Aug 24 19:46:34 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 20:11:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2139851 0375835970 9780375835971 81 40 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228236403m/2139851.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2139851.Velma_Gratch_and_the_Way_Cool_Butterfly 4 0 false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 10:12:33 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 10:13:50 -0700 2008
Good science about a caterpillars metamorphos...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2139851