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

from Publishers Weekly, BookLife:

"Resplendent with hope and the brilliance of the natural world"

Twenty color photos give rare views of 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.

Readers enter 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. Through the course of events it is possible to see how the forces of nature are synchronized to sustain the monarchs on their journey.

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.

TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS ARE INVITED to request a complimentary copy by emailing the publisher at writings.lit@gmail.com. To order perfect-bound books, please email the publisher.

ISBN 978-0-9825715-5-2

Durable 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

Celebrated photographers capture nature’s grandeur 

The monarchs’ journey is unique in the animal world (Lincoln Brower). 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 Brower’s research expedition in 1977, soon after the overwintering colonies were discovered. National Geographic photographer George Grall reveals a unique biological reserve where prehistoric species thrive in countless pools on the desert floor.

A gift for all ages and seasons

Facts derived from scientific research are imperceptibly woven into this enthralling tale. The book imparts deep understanding of the monarch butterfly, a favorite subject in grades K-12, and evokes wonderment in people of all ages.

Amy R. Kaufman founded and edited Stories magazine to promote literature of enduring value. The magazine published short stories from 18 countries and received several honors during its 12-year run.