Monarch and Milkweed

By Frost, Helen & Gore, Leonid

Publishers Summary:
One of nature's most perfect relationshipsEvery spring the monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles in search of the ideal milkweed plant. When she finds it, she lays her eggs on the plant, so when each egg hatches, the baby caterpillar can feed on the milkweed leaves. The milkweed plant then provides the perfect protection as the caterpillar turns into one of nature's wonders, a chrysalis, before transforming into an even greater wonder: a monarch butterfly. And once the newborn butterfly soars away, the milkweed seeds fly away on the wind and start this cycle over again.The exacting prose and jewel-toned illustrations echo the harmony of monarch and milkweed in this carefully researched book, explaining one of nature's most spectacular displays in a refreshingly simple manner.

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ISBN
978-1-41690-085-6
Publisher
Atheneum


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Gr 1-4 This lyrical nonfiction picture book emphasizes the special relationship between the monarch and its host plant, the milkweed. Readers see the last phase of the butterfly's northward migration; the milkweed-dependent cycle of egg, chrysalis, and caterpillar; and the beginnings of the new journey south. Progression of the milkweed's growth cycle is interwoven with that of the monarch. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Frost's poetic narrative gives equal time to the life cycles of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant it depends on...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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