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PIPSIE LOVES EVERYTHING WILD—from dragonflies, to oceans, to tall, tall trees. Shealso loves solving mysteries. That’s why she’s a nature detective!In The Disappearing Caterpillar, Pipsie and her tur tle, Alfred, notice

that their new friend Frannie the caterpillar has vanished. Where can

she be? In The Lunchnapper, Pipsie and Alfred’s lunch disappears

when the two are on a nature scavenger hunt. These mysteries are

soon history with Pipsie on the case!

Kids will love learning about science when Pipsie searches

for clues. Use the activities in this kit to engage young nature

detectives in discovering the wonders of our natural world.

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THE DISAPPEARING CATERPILLAR

THE LUNCHNAPPER

Written by Rick DeDonato

Illustrated by Tracy Bishop


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Butterfly Life CycleIn The Disappearing Caterpillar, Pipsie and A lfred learn all about Frannie’stransformation from a caterpillar to a beau tiful butterfly. Can you drawpictures of the different stages in Frannie’s life cycle?

EGG

BUTTERFLY

CATERPILLAR

CHRYSALIS


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Nature Scavenger HuntIn The Lunchnapper, Ranger Nancy sends Pipsie and Alfred and their friends on a scavengerhunt to find the “Seven Wonders of Nature.” With Mom or Dad’s help, can you find thefollowing items in a nearby park or nature preserve? Draw a picture of each one as you find it

An animal’s home Animal tracks A sign that an animal was here

Something crawling Something flying

Something swimming Your favorite wonder


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Animal Fun FactsCut out the Fun Fact cards below and amaze your friends with all you know about animals!

Wildlife insight by Jason Davis, wildlife biologist

Earthworms don’t have

lungs. They breathe

through their skin.

Some kindsof woodpeckers

have tongues up to

4 inches long.

The porcupine has thousands of

sharp quills on itsback that protect it

from enemies.

Most deer are

herbivorous, whichmeans they eat

only plants.

Beavers slap theirtails against the

water to warn

of danger.

Crows are verysmart. They can

use and make tools.

Baby porcupinesare called

“porcupettes.”

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Beavers build dome-like

homes, called lodges,

using branches

and mud.


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MazeIn The Disappearing Caterpillar, w hen Frannie goes missing, Pipsie and Alfred put on theirnature detective hats and search for clues. The man at the zoo explains that Frannie hasturned into a chrysalis and will soon transform into a butterfly. Can you help Pipsie and Alfredfind Frannie’s chrysalis and then lead them to the new Frannie?


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P K I W U T R H E R

V O T O U P S Z E H

G C R R R I I K B J

Q G T C Z C C K E VC L O M U E B B A S

E Z C P P P O I V L

R E E D P R I C E G

G R O H F A P N R Z

X O U D E G H I E T

W E A R T H W O R M

Word SearchCan you find the animals found in The Lunchnapper hidden in the letters below? Words canappear forward, backward, and diagonally. Put a check mark next to each animal in the wordlist when you find it in the puz zle.

BEAVER

CROW

DEER

EARTHWORM

PORCUPINE

TURTLE

WOODPECKER

W O R D L I S T


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Monarch Butterfly Fun FactsCut out the Fun Fact cards below and amaze your friends with all you know about but terflies

Insect insight by Jess King, entomologist

In only two weeks, a

baby monarch

caterpillar grows several

thousand times its size.

Eating milkweed protectsmonarchs.

It makes them

taste bad to birds!

The female butterflyis larger than

the male butterfly.

Most caterpillars eat a variety

of plant leaves, but monarchcaterpillars eat only milkweed

leaves to grow.

Milkweed can be

poisonous to otherinsects and birds,

but not to monarchs.

Butterflies taste withtheir feet. When they

land on a flower,they can tell it if

it will be good to eat.

Caterpillars love to eat! They’ll even

eat the shell

they hatch from.

Caterpillars grow so fast thattheir skin gets too tight. They

shed their skin five times

so they can keep growing.

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Pencil ToppersPipsie and friends want to decorate your pencils! Cut on the solid lines, including the lines undereach image and the opening at the top. Fold each pencil topper at the dotted line so you havetwo sides to your toppers. Put the eraser of your pencil through the opening at the top, andwrap the bottom tabs around your pencil. Tape to secure.


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I’m a nature detective!

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ANIMALS

I ’ m a na t u r e d e t e c t i v e ! A S K M E A B O U T B U G S

The Disappearing Caterpillar

The Lunchnapper

Rick DeDonato • Tracy Bishop

Cut out th is badge and tape a loopof yarn to the back side so you

can wear it. Or cut it out and tape itto your notebook, cap, or lunch box! ✄

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Pipsie Nature Detective: The Disappearing Caterpillar an d Pipsie Nature Detective: The Lunchnapper by Rick DeDonato i llustrated by Tracy Bishop published by Two Lions

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