Description

Monarchs are a favorite and familiar North American butterfly. Their amazing yearly migration has fascinated people for generations. As monarch populations decline because of habitat loss and climate change, interest in protecting these butterflies has grown. With easy-to-read text and colorful illustrations, Monarch Butterflies gives young readers detailed information about the monarchs life cycle, anatomy, and their famous migration. The book also teaches how to raise monarchs at home and explains their role in Day of the Dead celebrations. It shows how human actions have hurt monarchs and offers ways kids can help. Children will learn how to turn lawns into native plant gardens, join citizen science projects like tagging migrating monarchs, and support butterfly conservation organizations.