National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies

The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of nature's animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations of butterflies in order to do so. Battling cold temperatures and the threat of starvation, these beautiful insects complete an almost 3,000 mile journey over the course of two months, only to have to turn and around and head back home.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 10/12/2010
ISBN: 9781426307393
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.00w x 0.13d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2011 pg. 144
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 434 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 140134 / Butterflies
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5