Traveling Butterflies

Monarch butterfly migration is one of nature's great mysteries. How do monarchs manage to fly some 2,500 miles from Canada and the northern United States south to Mexico? How do they trace a route they've never flown and reach the same destination their ancestors once found?

Traveling Butterflies indulges the awe these creatures inspire by taking a poetic, meditative look at the monarch's life cycle. In a lyrical voice that seamlessly blends fact and storytelling, the book zooms in to show a monarch's progression from an egg the size of a dewdrop through growth, metamorphosis, and preparation for their journey south.

Rich illustrations in a vibrant color palette bring the butterflies to life and depict the rural and urban landscapes through which they fly. Rounded out with a page of factual text about monarchs and their migration, this informational picture book will leave readers equal parts informed and entranced.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: 09/15/2015
ISBN: 9781771471480
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.90h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 124
Publishers Weekly 08/31/2015
Booklist 10/15/2015 pg. 41
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175015 / Traveling Butterflies
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5