How a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and a tadpole becomes a frog is shown here through flaps a child lifts.
Lift the Flap: Life Cycles from Wonder House Books is an interactive board book that introduces animal life cycles to preschoolers and early readers. Each spread pairs a simple explanation with a colourful illustration, and the flap hides the next stage or an extra fact, so the child has to act before the answer appears. Butterflies, frogs, turtles and other creatures are covered. The board construction is made for small hands and for the repeat readings this age group asks for.
How readers use it:
• Flaps that reveal the next stage of growth when lifted
• Short explanations pitched at preschool comprehension
• Thick board pages that survive daily handling
• A first introduction to observation and simple science vocabulary
Made for preschoolers and useful to parents and nursery teachers, published by Wonder House Books and available at Boipoka.