By Gail Gibbons
Published at Holiday House
About the Book
From egg to caterpillar to butterfly, the story of how they live.
My Thoughts
I’ve discovered the books by Gail Gibbons with Ladybugs which I absolutely adore. I wanted to look at other titles from her and requested the Monarch Butterfly one because it is one of my favourite butterflies.
From the beginning of the book I learned something interesting that I didn’t know – the egg of a monarch is almost always laid on a milkweed plant. When the egg latches the plant becomes its food. I didn’t know that a monarch butterfly will lay its eggs on the same kind of plant. Now I understand the importance of keeping milkweed plants around. The tiny caterpillar will eat for two weeks and molt five times before starting the process of becoming a marvelous butterfly. The process is explained in details with nice illustrations. Through the book, you will always experience the journey of a monarch butterfly as it migrates for the winter.
The book explains in clear words the whole life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly. It is a great way to discover more about the butterfly that comes and visit us during the warm season. At the end of the book, you also have some tips on how to raise a monarch butterfly. It would be a great way to have live science in your home!
Monarch Butterfly is available at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Allen for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.
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