Bringing Home a Baby Butterfly (LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLY)

About this episode

The episode discusses the large blue butterfly and its conservation story, intertwined with themes from children's literature.

There are only seven basic plots: Overcoming the monster, Rags to riches, Voyage/Return, Comedy, Tragedy, Rebirth, and the Quest. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is all seven. Eric Carle himself said its "a book of hope... a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents." He is wrong. It is a book of conquest. Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) which is neither large nor especially blue. This species was once considered nearly extinct in Great Britain but has since made an incredible recovery. It's an interesting story so I won't summarize a podcast further in text! Tangents include Valentine's Day, overalls, and ska. Bug discussion begins around 10:45 Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/bringing-home-a-baby-butterfly Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Camazotz. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Niday, Kelly Zimmerman

Topics covered

• butterflies
• conservation
• children's literature
• nature
• insects
• storytelling

Keywords

• large blue butterfly
• Phengaris arion
• conservation
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Eric Carle
• insects
• nature education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BugsNeedHeroes

Books & works: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Places: Great Britain

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