Quiet as a Butterfly

Quiet as a Butterfly follows an attentive boy as he listens his way through a school day. He hears a clock ticking, horns beeping, school bells ringing, rain dripping, pans clanging and, at day’s end, the staircase creaking and his father snoring. The book’s point is not to explain how hearing works; rather, it aims to sharpen young readers’ awareness of all they can listen to—and all they can learn as they do.

Lawrence F. Lowery taught in Oakland's public schools before becoming a professor of science education at the University of California, Berkeley. He has more than 40 years' experience creating science programs, developing curricula and writing articles and books, including the NSTA Press publication The Everyday Science Sourcebook.