monarch butterfly

Discusses how monarch butterflies help us see the effects of climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction.

The life cycle of a butterfly makes for a captivating journey, and readers will love learning the step-by-step process each creature takes to go from caterpillar to butterfly.

"Follows a single monarch butterfly on its annual migration journey"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an overview of the biology of monarch butterflies in western North America, eastern North America, and Australia through twenty-seven essays on breeding, migration, overwintering, and conservation.

Traces the migrations of thousands of monarch butterflies who fly from as far north as Canada to fifty forested acres in Mexico each year.

Simple text describes how monarch butterflies in North America migrate to Mexico every year.

Illustrations and simple text teach children about butterflies, providing information on their physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.

"Join in this photographic journey as a young girl and her mother care for a caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then emerges as a beautiful monarch butterfly--Provided by publisher.

"In this book, young readers will learn about monarch butterflies and their winter life cycle"--.

Recounts the life of a magnificent male monarch butterfly, from his hatching in Canada to his capture by a lepidopterist, who tags him and subsequently charts his migratory flight all the way to Mexico.