PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS love sharing Chester with their kids and grandkids!
"My 4 year-old grandson couldn't stop watching the video! He played it 10 times in a row!
He was totally mesmerized by Chester the Caterpillar."
"Thank You for Chester! My 6 year old grandson was completely enraptured with Chester. I read him the book and told him Chester the caterpillar’s story was on the DVD. He wanted to see it “right” then and for the rest of the afternoon he kept going back and back to replay. He was so fascinated with Chester and Chester’s journey to become a beautiful butterfly! He told me he wanted to take the book and DVD to school Monday so his friend could see Chester… So I would have to say Chester made a real impression…And I thank you for your effort to create Chester so children of all ages can enjoy the example Chester demonstrates about life!" Grandpa Bob Bruchman
"My 2-year old doesn't sit still for 30 seconds, so I was amazed when he sat for 9 whole minutes
and was glued to the Chester DVD!"
"I read the book to my 5 year-old and she wanted to reread it every night this week. We watched
the video 4 times, and I loved it every time, too!"
"I adore my grandson and granddaughter - 3 and 6 years old. I'm always looking for something
special and fun to share with them. Now, every time I call them they ask me, 'How is Chester, Grandma?'
I love how they love him."
RESPECTED TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS associated with life science curriculum for
Elementary School children:
“The live action images of Chester and other caterpillars in your garden are very engaging! Being able to see these interesting creatures crawling, feeding, growing, and developing…is a great opportunity for children to observe the life cycle if they don’t have live larva to view up-close.”~
Kimi Hosoume, FOSS Curriculum Developer, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
"I really liked your presentation. It covered standards that second graders need to know about Life Cycles. They would never have the opportunity to see a chrysalis open if it were not for your video."
Second Grade Teacher, Fullerton elementary school
SECOND GRADE TEACHERS RESPOND TO Susie's IN-SERVICE on the MONARCH BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE CURRICULUM
"Excellent presentation with ideas I can use right away!"
"Lots of great ideas!"
"Fantastic ideas to take students on a journey of life cycles at their level."
"Very exciting, very informative - engaging"
"My students will be thrilled to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly!"
"This was the best staff development"
"Awesome! I will definitely use this in my class!"
"I'm so excited to go back and teach this to my class. Awesome book and CD!"
MEDIA ARTICLES, REVIEWS and COMMENTS
Orange County Register Article about Chester and author Susie Vanderlip
OTTAWA MOMMY CLUB REVIEW - Blogger Julie
"The book is filled with beautiful real images of a caterpillar/larvae that is going through the changes in his life to find his life’s plan: to become a butterfly. The children (almost 2 and almost 5) were engaged right away as I started reading the story to them. The book is very informative ...! The pages were bright and colourful and the story was well written and easy for the children to understand.
The next day we watched the video and the kids were really excited! They danced along to the music and followed along with the cute story. Overall I would say that I really liked this book/dvd- I found it to be fun, motivational and at the same time educational. I would definitely recommend it. http://j.mp/Jjf4R2
NATURE EXPERTS
"It's an engaging storyline and the photography is striking"
"it is of tremendous merit for second grade California classrooms"
Jenny Rigby, Direcor, Acorn Naturalists
