Can I read The Prince of Butterflies on EtoBox?

The Prince of Butterflies by Bruce Coville; illustrations by John Clapp is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Prince of Butterflies about?

<p><p>one Boy&#8217;s Life-changing Summer, When He Flew On Borrowed Wings.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>coville's (into The Land Of The Unicorns) Sometimes Moving But Ultimately Puzzling Picture Book Is Constructed A Bit Like A Film Drama That Rolls A Documentary-style Addendum At The End. One Afternoon, A Flock Of Migrating Monarch Butterflies Surrounds 11-year-old John. The Green Field Where The Flock Had Stopped On Its Path South Has Been Bulldozed For A Development. They Beg John (not In Words But Quite Clearly Nevertheless) To Show Them The Way To A New Resting Place, And They Transform Him Into A Butterfly (brushing Him With Their Wings, Dropping Their Tiny Scales On... His Two Legs, Four Legs, Six Legs) So That He Can Lead Them There. Both The Experience Of Flying And The Privilege Of Saving The Monarchs Elate The Boy. Clapp's (the Stone Fey) Uncannily Lifelike Watercolors Feature Close-ups Of Butterflies And Aerial Shots. The Story's Second Section Follows John Farrington As He Grows Up And Becomes An Activist Who Helps Pass Legislation To Preserve Monarch Habitats The Butterfly Road Bill. Of Course, There Is No Such Activist, And No Such Legislation, Either. In The End

Who reads The Prince of Butterflies?

Author

Bruce Coville; illustrations by John Clapp

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780152058548

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Rating

4.09 / 5 (45 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14