migration

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
x
Alias: 
migration

Butterflies

A young butterfly is called a caterpillar. Caterpillars spend their lives eating before changing into butterflies. Learn more about this animal's life cycle in Butterflies.

Salmon

Newly hatched salmon are called alevins. They have a yolk sac that gives them the food they need to grow. Learn more about this animal's life cycle in Salmon.

Family groups

Describes the many adaptations of different groups of animals.

Birds

Did you know that some birds hide nuts in trees during the fall? They do this to store food for the winter. Find out more in Birds, an All about fall book.

Maps for penguins and other traveling animals

"Find out how . . . animals make their journeys without GPS, along with lots of . . . information about where they go and how they live. You'll meet poisonous caterpillars, dancing bees, singing whales, and very chilly penguins"--BTCat.

Solimar

the sword of the Monarchs
On the eve of her Quincean?era, Princess Solimar discovers that it will take more than magic to save her kingdom and prevent the destruction of the Monarch butterfly.

The incredible journey of the butterflies

Every year monarch butterflies migrate across North America to a remote area of Mexico. This presentation discusses how the butterflies navigate and endure the long journey and takes you to the locations they call home.

Manatee migration

2024
"Learn all about manatee migration and how weather makes them move. . . . Photos and carefully leveled text guide readers along on the journey"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Manatee migration

Time to move south for winter

A breathtaking picture book about incredible animal migrations, illustrated by the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Jenny Lovlie. Over the cold, mirrored waters of the Arctic, a tiny tern sets off on the world's longest animal migration. On her way, she passes humpback whales, caribou, Canada geese, leatherback turtles, and monarch butterflies, each on their own incredible journey south for winter. When the Arctic tern finally arrives, she must find a new home on the Antarctic shore... until it's time to return to the northern skies once again. A beautiful, lyrical, and reassuring bedtime story, perfect for young animal lovers, with a map and double-page spread of non-fiction facts at the end.
Cover image of Time to move south for winter

Animal migrations

2024
Whether they are searching for food or finding somewhere safe to have babies, many animals migrate throughout the year. Find out about some of the animal kingdom's most amazing migrations! Animal Migrations is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of readers that encourages reading development.
Cover image of Animal migrations

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - migration