The Morning Surprise emphasizes these Educational Aims: To learn the Black Swallowtail Butterfly's stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult. To motivate interest in the Metamorphosis cycles of all Butterfly species. To learn to pronounce a Butterfly's scientific words using phonetics. To learn there is Biblical proof God created the beautiful butterflies. To learn in the world of butterflies there is no proof of evolution. Each butterfly reproduces after its kind, with no crossbreeding. Genesis 1:24, 25 The Butterfly larva only goes through the metamorphosis stages of its own species of butterfly, not crossing with any other species. To learn the time in each stage differs depending on the species and weather. To learn to use the library and internet as sources of extended knowledge. To learn primary and secondary colors God used in creating butterflies. To learn voice emphasis is used when a word is printed in all Uppercase letters. To learn correct reading emphasis when observing the punctuation marks. To learn Capital and small Manuscript letters. Iris Gray Dowling, a Southeastern Pennsylvania freelance writer, has been active in Education for over 60 years (25+years in public schools, 29+ as homeschool advisor, 45 years as Junior Church teacher), as well as teaching Vacation Bible School, Sunday school, and Church Bible clubs since her teen years. Iris has a B.S. and M.Ed. from West Chester University. She has traveled and visited Entomology and Butterfly Museums in some foreign countries over the years. Iris has published more than 2000 poems, puppet skits, short plays, monologues, church programs, fiction and nonfiction stories, rebus stories, teaching articles, nature articles, and puzzles in a variety of publications. Some are recorded in collections, but many are lost in the archives of various companies. It is Iris's desire to encourage others to submit their talents to the Lord and watch what He can do through them. (Philippians 4:13)