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The Monarch Butterfly – New Migrant

This big, beautiful butterfly has won people’s hearts the world over.

The way a single specimen teeters on the merest of leaf-ends to place its egg, how the hatchling caterpillar doggedly demolishes its host-plant, how later it quivers and folds itself up inside a glittering jewel-casing that appears by magic before our very eyes . . .

And then the emergence of a completely transformed winged creature. A creature of stunning saturated hues, a creature that floats and lurches mid-air. . . causing us to hold our breath, hold the moment.

The Monarch Butterfly is written by award-winning Annemarie Florian and illustrated by one of New Zealand’s leading illustrators, Alistair Hughes.

 

$27.99 incl. GST

1 in stock

Description

For readers aged 7+

Reviews

Magpies magazine ~ “Specific to the monarch butterflies in New Zealand, this picture book beautifully illustrates the magic that is the life and metamorphosis of the butterfly. The text is melodically written, bringing the life cycle alive with alliteration, wonderful vocabulary and little couplets on each page summarising the detail.”

NZ Booklovers ~ Aimed at upper primary school students, the book links to the key competencies and achievement objectives of the New Zealand Curriculum. It will be a wonderful resource in any school, as Florian provides readers with a rich starting point for further exploration. It’s surprising to me that there aren’t more books about this butterfly given how popular they are as a subject to observe and study in our educational centres. Read the full review.

About the Kiwi author

Annemarie FlorianFind out more about Northland author Annemarie Florian on her author page.

 

Additional information

Weight150 g
First published

2022

Format

Softcover edition

ISBN

9781990003660

Page count

32

Published by

White Cloud Books (an imprint of Upstart Press)

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