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Polacco s lovely stories have appeal for all generations. I love the symbolism of the butterfly at the end of the book. That is when my babushka my grandmother died and we prepared to move away from michigan. In moniques small french village choisyle roi, just outside of paris, nazi troops have moved in. You can use this book to teach many language arts lesson plans such as comparing and contrasting, symbolism, and story elements. In this work of historical fiction, the setting of nazioccupiedparis is of primary importance.

The butterfly by patricia polacco is a story that takes place in the wwii era. Buy a cheap copy of the butterfly book by patricia polacco. Her fathers people were from the county of limerick in ireland. Polaccos choice of monarchs to depict the butterflies emphasizes the. While tragic events occur, monique, about seven to eight years old, is blissfully innocent of all the happenings that encompasses this terrible time period in europe. The butterfly tells the true story of an incident in the life of polacco s aunt, monique solliliage, who was a child in germanoccupied france. Studying in the united states and australia, patricia polacco has earned an m. This is one of the only books i will give a five star rating too. Based on the life experience of the authorillustrators aunt monique, the girl protagonist discovers. I lived on the farm with my mom and grandparents until 1949. Her mothers family were jewish immigrants from russia and the ukraine. The butterfly was written in honor of polacco s great aunt, marcelle solliliage and her aunt, monique gaw. Patricia polacco is a new york times bestselling author and illustrator with over 100 beloved and awardwinning books to her credit, including just plain.

Until she meets the ghost in the attic who happens to be, not a. The beloved author and illustrator adds the butterfly to a long list of extraordinary books for children, such as pink and say, thundercake, mrs. But the character sevrine in the book the butterfly by patricia polacco wasnt. The girls visit and play together in the evening when the rest of the household is asleep. My favorite gifts to her are six patricia polacco books. It is a book about friendship and war with polacco s wonderful illustrations rounding out the story. It is based on the true story of marcel solliage and her daughter, monique, who. The butterfly by patricia polacco is a beautiful book about the authors aunt, as a child, and the jewish girl she befriends in nazioccupied france. The butterfly book by patricia polacco thriftbooks. The butterfly by patricia polacco tamberlyn burrow. The butterfly tells the true story of an incident in the life of polaccos aunt, monique solliliage, who was a child in germanoccupied france. Thus unfolds the story of these two girls their growing friendship.