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A Mexican jumping bean isn''t a bean at all. It''s a fascinating home and food source for a special kind of caterpillar!

With Spanish vocabulary and a clever counting concept, this poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called yerba de la flecha, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean''s daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.

Not a Bean

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    A Hardback by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, Laura Gonzalez

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      Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
      Published 5 November 2019
      ISBN-13 9781580898157
      978-1580898157
      ISBN-10 1580898157
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      Zoology: invertebrates

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Mexican jumping bean isn''t a bean at all. It''s a fascinating home and food source for a special kind of caterpillar!

      With Spanish vocabulary and a clever counting concept, this poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called yerba de la flecha, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean''s daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.

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