How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids (How It Works) - Hardcover

Pasternak, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1770850015 ISBN 13: 9781770850019

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2012

Synopsis

"The breezy and down-to-earth text ... nicely communicates the wonder ... Especially effective is the eight-pictured depiction of the development of the caterpillar into a chrysalis."
--School Library Journal

Observing a Monarch butterfly as it transforms itself from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly is among the most thrilling experiences that nature offers. Raising Monarch butterflies is made easy with the help of this detailed guide.

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies explains what threats Monarchs face today and how readers can help conserve the Monarch's feeding grounds from encroachment. Revel in one of the most remarkable miracles of nature.

This updated edition contains:

• More than 40 new colorful and detailed photos
• More secrets to help you find eggs and caterpillars
• Instructions on how to feed a monarch and more details on their care
• Expanded information on varieties and propagation of milkweed
• New page on the diverse insects in the milkweed patch
• New suggestions for starting a butterfly garden, including a large photograph of an outstanding Monarch Waystation.

About this title

About the Author

Carol Pasternak is a photographer, personal trainer and educator who raises Monarch butterflies with her family in Toronto, Ontario.

Review

50 Must-Read How-To Books. Raising monarch butterflies is made easy with the help of this detailed guide. How to Raise Monarch Butterflies explains what threats Monarchs face today and how readers can help conserve the Monarch's feeding grounds from encroachment. Revel in one of the most remarkable miracles of nature. (Sarah Nichols Book Riot 2019-04-25)

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Monarch Butterfly and more... Helpful photographs on each page show what to look for. Not just for kids. (Niagara Escarpment Views 2018-03-01)

A perfect gift. (Monica Brandies Tampa Bay Times 2016-12-09)

This exciting new book is a great introduction to the amazing lives of Monarch butterflies, with detailed information on how to care for and raise the caterpillars. With many full-colour photographs illustrating every step and aspect of a Monarch's life and journey, this book is a great resource for educators, parents and monarch-lovers of all ages! (Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory 2012-06-01)

A book for children to learn about monarch butterflies, their lifecycle and the benefits of monarch butterflies to the environment. Includes step-by-step instructions for raising your own crop of butterflies in your home. Great for nature lovers young and old alike. (Mari Farthing Metro Family Magazine (Oklahoma) 2012-05-01)

A step-by-step guide for children who are interested in the natural world. The book contains beautiful photographs illustrating the various stages of butterfly development. It is written in kid-friendly language and best of all, helps to enlarge the monarch population in your area. The book tells where to look for monarch eggs or larvae and how to care for and cultivate this magnificent insect. (Kim Haworth National Gardening Association 2012-04-19)

Thoughtful inspiring and informative, this Canadian book will stimulate children to want to head out the door and look for Monarch butterflies. (North Bay Nugget 2012-07-28)

[The] breezy and down-to-earth text ("greenish poops called frash") presents many generalizations but nicely communicates the wonder of the transformative nature of this species. Especially effective is the eight-pictured depiction of the development of the caterpillar into a chrysalis. The full-color photographs are crisp and sharp for the most part, and illustrate the life cycle of the monarch and the many tasks that have to be done to ensure that the caterpillars thrive and become butterflies. This work-intensive activity might be better suited to students in a classroom than an individual at home. (School Library Journal 2012-07-01)

This guide for raising monarch butterflies gives clear directions accompanied by good, helpful, and beautiful photographs.... The book is well written, well illustrated, and very inviting. Readers will certainly want to try rearing monarchs after reading it. It is simple enough for young children, but not too simple for interested adults. Thus, the book should find a wide audience. I would recommend it for classrooms, libraries, and the general reader. (Linda Wiener, St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM Science Books and Films 2012-05-01)

Learn everything you need to know about the monarch life cycle and how to find and raise monarchs from egg to adult butterfly. You will even learn how to cultivate a butterfly garden full of monarchs. The book features many beautiful photographs of the fascinating insect, but soon you'll be able to take some of your own. So don't forget a camera! (Time Magazine (Time for Kids), Green Books 2012-04-22)

Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1770850015
• ISBN 13: 9781770850019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48