At Saint Boniface General Hospital in Manitoba two women pass each other in the corridors. Gisèle Fontaine hurries to help women in childbirth, while Louise Saurette attends the dying. Birth and death, moments of transition that involve a transformative journey, have much in common. The midwife and the chaplain offer themselves as guides on the painful and essential path of abandonment. With delicacy and restraint this film reveals the essence of...

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades kindergarten through three, this book follows cats as they transform from birth to adult. Through leveled text and related images, young readers will watch these creatures grow through every stage of life"--Provided by publisher.

"From a hatchling racing to the ocean to an adult turtle, learn all about the different stages in a sea turtle's life cycle. Told from the turtle's perspective, early readers get a first-hand experience into its life stages. Simple sentences help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography"

Text and illustrations relate the growth of a small seed that survives the winter cold to become a beautiful spring flower.

"How do small, flat pumpkin seeds become large, round pumpkins? This title uses carefully leveled text and vibrant photos to show younger readers exactly how. Pairs with the fiction title Pumpkin Seeds."--

"In this book, beginning readers are introduced to the life cycle of an apple tree, how it grows from a seed, and how it produces the apples we eat. High-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns work together with strong visual references to support the earliest readers and create a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Apple includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers, a Let's Review! question and image, and introductory nonfiction features...

"How does a butterfly grow? Follow the journey through a butterfly's life cycle, from the time the egg is laid, through hatching as a caterpillar, to forming a cocoon and emerging as a fully grown butterfly."--

"What is it like to live as a bee? Experience the life cycle of this animal through its own eyes! Through the quirky, humorous, and irreverent approach of this book, kids will enjoy learning about the life of this incredible pollinator"--

"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces various plant life cycles, including seed plant reproduction, asexual reproduction, cross-pollination, and germination"--Provided by publisher.

Vibrant photography, colorful illustrations, and simple facts combine to show how a butterfly becomes a butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to an adult ready to spread its wings and fly.