monarch butterfly

Presents a journey through the spring season as experienced by a salamander, an American red squirrel, and a monarch butterfly.

Color photos fill this chronicle of a monarch butterfly's development from the egg to adulthood, which also includes a glossary, activities, and a list of related books and Web sites.

Chronicles the life cycles and unique migration phenomenon of monarch butterflies.

Describes the vast migration habits of the Monarch butterfly as it travels from the forests of Mexico to Canada.

Brief instructions for hatching monarch butterflies, including directions for collecting the eggs and feeding the caterpillars.

A young girl befriends a Monarch and learns how it turns into a butterfly.

Discussing the disappearance of rare and endangered species and habitats, the author sets off on journeys that lead to the habitats of the golden lion tamarind in the rain forests of Brazil, the monk seals of the Pacific's French Frigate Shoals, and the lay-over sites of monarch butterflies.

Follows the annual mass migration of the colorful insects from their breeding grounds in British Columbia to their winter home in Mexico.