Monarch Butterflies is a richly illustrated, large-format book that celebrates North America’s most recognized butterfly and educates children and families about what they can do to help protect these beloved pollinators from the impacts of habitat loss and climate change.
"Bonnie Kelley-Young's narrative voice is well suited to the subject matter and its audience....The sound effects enhance the story and add to the sense of wonder." -AudioFile
Millions of monarchs migrate from the United States and Canada to California and Mexico for the winter. This book serves as an excellent introduction to a process that will be studied by many elementary school children.
Soar alongside one particular monarch butterfly, and discover why its migration is one of the world's most extraordinary. Realistic illustrations illuminate the journey, while the narrative excites and educates.
- This book explains how we can keep the monarch from becoming classified as an endangered species. - The book has a list in the last chapter of places you can go to see exhibits and the live monarch along with other butterflies.
An introduction to the life cycle of monarch butterflies depicts every stage while instructing youngsters on how to attract and raise their own butterflies, and explains how released butterflies migrate to resume the next cycle.
What can we learn about the health of an ecosystem through monarch butterflies?
- This book explains how we can keep the monarch from becoming classified as an endangered species. - The book has a list in the last chapter of places you can go to see exhibits and the live monarch along with other butterflies.
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Everything is included that a parent will need to use the book with their child, and a page that encourages further discussion, exploration and writing is included.
The median stopover duration for monarchs at our site in coastal Virginia was 2 days during the 2000 migration season ... It is generally accepted that long stopovers indicate high - quality sites for landbirds ( e.g. , Davis 2001 ) ...