monarch butterfly

Presents an introduction to monarch butterflies, providing information on their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.

Describes the unique physical characteristics, behaviors, and natural habitats of monarch butterflies; and includes photographs and facts on classification and world distribution.

Examines the migration patterns of the monarch butterfly, describes the study and discoveries that yielded knowledge of these movements, and speculates on the origin of the insect and why it travels such long distances.

When fourth grader Ellie and her mother leave their home in Oregon to spend a winter in Melville, California, Ellie misses her friends, but she makes new ones in school as they study monarch butterfly migration and prepare for the town's Monarch Festival.

Explains the life cycle of the monarch butterfly through detailed instructions on how to raise that species and describes other kinds of butterflies.

Marigold the caterpillar finally becomes a monarch butterfly and flies to Mexico for the winter.

Describes the physical characteristics and the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.

Hurry the tortoise befriends a monarch butterfly when she stops in his garden in Wichita Falls, Texas, during her migration from Canada to Mexico. Includes facts about monarch butterflies.

Presents a description of the life cycle of a monarch butterfly from egg, to larva, pupa, and adulthood, providing information on diet, migration, and the dangers they face due to food source and habitat destruction.

Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly.