After learning about threats to Monarch Butterflies, a young boy inspires his class and community to learn about the butterfly’s life cycle and to plant a butterfly-friendly garden — offering the iconic insects safe places to lay eggs and native plants full of nectar to fuel their long migration. Young readers will learn about the Monarch Butterfly, its cycle from egg to caterpillar to butterfly, threats to its survival, and respectful human interaction to help conserve this increasingly threatened species.
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Butterfly Life Cycle (p.7)
- Monarch butterfly metamorphosis time-lapse from the Baltimore Sun
- Monarch butterfly metamorphosis time-lapse from Front Yard Video
- Kid Yoga Series: Butterfly Life Cycle from The Domestic Yogi
Migration Mapping (p.10)
Pollination Observation (p.11)
- Slo-mo footage of a bumblebee dislodging pollen from Smithsonian Channel
- Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination, TED talk
Take Action (p.13)
- Seed bomb directions from Wild Seed Project
- Where to buy seeds:
- Maine Audubon Bringing Nature Home (BNH) resources
- National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder
- Wild Seed Project plant profiles
- Monarch Watch Monarch Waystation Program
Other Resources
- Bird Note: Grosbeaks and Monarchs is a short story about one of the few birds that does eat Monarch butterflies
- Buy Monarch Rearing Kits from Monarch Watch