When fourteen wildlife photographers contributed to The Monarch’s Message, the butterfly's migration became more than a legend. This photographic storybook takes readers of all ages to real stopping places along the trail: a desert with pools full of fish, an ocelot's home in the cloud forest, the overwintering colony where monarchs cluster in the firs.

Told with the wonderment of a newly emerged butterfly, the story instantly connects with children through sensory impressions they recognize. With the first signs of fall, the monarch embarks on the migration alone. The reader follows as she navigates mountain ranges and deserts. Each environment reveals an aspect of her resilience. 

The butterfly is fitted with all the senses she needs to reach a precise point in the land of 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?

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

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Acclaimed photographers capture nature’s grandeur 

International wildlife photographers illuminate the journey. A breathtaking double spread shows monarchs in a volcanic landscape, entering their ancestral sanctuary. George D. Lepp, named a Canon Legend in 2021, gives a rare glimpse of a 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 kingdom (Brower) and has been called the eighth wonder of the world. Facts derived from scientific research are imperceptibly woven into this enthralling tale. Through the natural course of events it is possible to see how the forces of nature converge to ensure the monarchs’ continuity from generation to generation. 

A gift for all ages and seasons

This uplifting book awakens readers to the beauty of nature and the kinship of living things. It will resonate with everyone who was once a child.