A Monarch Butterfly Story

Melissa Kim Jada Fitch

9781944762117

24 pages

Islandport Press

Board book $10.95

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Overview

2018 Green Earth Book National Short List Recipient

A young boy learns about threats to Monarch Butterflies and inspires his class and community to learn about the butterfly's life cycle and to plant a butterfly-friendly garden, offering the iconic insects safe places to lay eggs and native plants full of nectar to fuel their long migration.  Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about the Monarch Butterfly, its cycle from egg to caterpillar to butterfly, threats to its survival, and respectful human interaction to help conserve this increasingly threatened species. This is the fourth in a four-part series of board books done in partnership with Maine Audubon. All four are narrative nonfiction books about different New England species. This unique series is written and designed specifically for a preschool market; few board books exist that tell conservation stories for this age range. Previous titles include \"A Snowy Owl Story,\" \"A Little Brown Bat Story,\" and \"A Blanding's Turtle Story.\"

Author Bio

Melissa Kim is the author of eight children's books, one adult guidebook, and countless articles for children's magazines. She has worked as a writer and editor for more than 20 years in New York and London. Currently the children's book editor at Islandport Press, she has a BA from Brown University and a Masters in Journalism from NYU.Jada Fitch grew up in a family-built log cabin in Sebago, Maine. Much of her childhood was spent attending art classes, doing craft projects, and building forts at her grandparents' general store. She is the author and illustrator of the children's book, "Tea with Hazel." The illustrator of the Wildlife on the Move series of board books, several adult coloring books, and the guidebook, \"Ten Days in Acadia,\" she now resides in Portland, Maine, with her husband, Philip, and dog, Daisy. When she's not at her desk drawing, she's usually out birding, or knitting and watching nature documentaries.