Breathtaking photographs illuminate the monarchs' migration in The Monarch’s Message, a storybook for all ages by Amy Rebecca Kaufman.

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Publishers Weekly, Booklife: "Resplendent with hope and the brilliance of the natural world"

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Twenty color photos give rare views of real stopping places along the trail: a desert with pools of fish, an ocelot's home in the cloud forest, the overwintering colony where monarchs cluster in the firs.

The reader enters the life of the butterfly as she navigates mountain ranges and deserts to a tiny sanctuary amid a thousand volcanoes. There, in the unique climate under a fir canopy, she and her companions will survive the winter and save the species. 

Can We Teach Resilience?

This book focuses on the capabilities of a monarch who embarks on the migration alone. She is fitted with all the senses she needs to reach her destination. Each environment reveals an aspect of her resilience. Nature’s story, told in a simple, lucid style, will give children more confidence in their own resourcefulness.

"[A] beautiful tale . . . resplendent with hope and the brilliance of the natural world. . . . Nature's stunning synergy is on full display here." Publishers Weekly, BookLife review, August 27, 2024

TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS:
This title is available to teachers and librarians through the Titlewave program of Follett Content Solutions. Search product no. 2654WF3 at https://www.titlewave.com/main/classroom.

ISBN: 978-0-9825715-5-2

Softcover, saddlestitched, printed on archival paper for optimal-quality images

Writings, POB 42011, Portland, OR 97242

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FREE monarch gift card and envelope included with every book

Acclaimed photographers capture nature’s grandeur 

This book depicts natural phenomena seldom seen by human eyes. A double spread shows monarchs in a volcanic landscape, entering their ancestral sanctuary. George D. Lepp, named a Canon Legend in 2021, contributes a stunning image of the forest blanketed with monarchs. Lepp was on Lincoln Brower’s research expedition in 1977, soon after the overwintering colonies were discovered.

Live the journey!

The monarchs’ phenomenal journey is unique in the animal world (Brower). Facts derived from scientific research are imperceptibly woven into this enthralling tale. Through the course of events it is possible to see how the forces of nature are synchronized to provide for the monarchs.

A gift for all ages and seasons

This adventure imparts deep understanding of the monarch, a favorite subject in grades K-12, and evokes wonderment in people of all ages.