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Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift―and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies....
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In the twenty-second century, a sun shift has made it impossible for mammals to survive in the daylight, and ten-year-old Elvie and her caretaker, Flora, are studying the migration route of monarch butterflies along what used to be the western coast of the United States, hoping that something in the butterflies wing scales can be used to protect people from the sun and save humanity from extinction.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Monarch butterflies swooped through and people wondered, "Where do they go?" In 1976 the world learned: after migrating, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Mexico. This was a mystery that could only be solved when people worked as a team"--
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Monarch butterflies travel over 2,000 miles from America s East Coast to central Mexico. Scientists are only beginning to unravel the mystery of the butterfly s super navigational powers. In this enlightening text, readers will discover how life science works in the everyday world. With accessible language to simplify complex concepts, the book challenges developing readers and supports elementary science standards. Eye-catching photographs enhance...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Four very different women embark on a transformational journey that follows the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico. The story begins when Luz Avila's grandmother, the local butterfly lady, purchases an old, orange VW bug for a road trip home to Mexico. When she unexpectedly dies, Luz is inspired to take her grandmother's ashes home. In the manner of the Aztec myth of the goddess who brings light to the world, Luz attracts a collection...
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Description
"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the...
15) Butterfly tree
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
When Jilly encounters a mysterious orange cloud on a family outing to Lake Erie, she and her mother go to investigate the phenomenon. Includes facts about monarch butterflies.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"What if you wished you were a monarch and then you became one? Could you transform from a caterpillar into a butterfly, and learn to fly? And would you want to? Find out! Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about monarch butterflies in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a hands-on activity that teaches kids how to chart the life cycle of the monarch."--front flap.
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