Butterfly Count written by Sneed Collard III and illustrated by Paul Kratter

Butterfly Count is a beautifully written and illustrated children’s book that

introduces students to a citizen science project sponsored by the North American

Butterfly Association. The book is recommended for ages 4 to 8 and has a

reading level of 4.1 (4th grade, 1 month).

A young girl and her mother attend the annual Fourth of July butterfly count at a

prairie restoration. As they search for the Royal Fritillary, they find many

butterflies to count, but the Royal eludes them until a chance discovery.

This book is available at the Main Branch of the Lafayette Parish Library. -Louise

Prejean