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How Butterflies Are Born

A poem retold from Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French poet and novelist who wrote during the nineteenth century. This reader retells one of his poems as a story, imagining where white butterflies come from. Hugo loved to write about nature, and he often mixed reality with imagination. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The poem teaches young readers that ordinary things can hold magic if we look at them with wonder.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 554 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Poems, Victor Hugo

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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