Monarch Magic! Butterfly Activities & Nature Discoveries

by Rosenblatt, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9781885593238
• ISBN10: 1885593236
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-20
• Publisher: WorthyKids

Summary

Imagine a beautiful monarch butterfly -- weighing less than a coin and only a few weeks old -- setting out on a journey of 2500 miles, with no map, no directions, and no leader. It is a marvel of nature... and you can share in it! This is an environmental/science experience with a lasting impression! Children can participate in their first environmental cause as they discover the relationship between their favourite butterfly and the milkweed -- the only food the monarch can eat in the caterpillar stage. Stunning photographs let children experience the complete metamorphosis, plus 40 butterfly activities. Ages 4-12.

Table of Contents

The Monarch's Adventure	7	(85)
Eggshells for Breakfast	9	(7)
The Silk Button	16	(5)
A Miracle of Nature	21	(5)
The Special Day	26	(8)
Summer's End	34	(6)
Epilogue: Marvelous Milkweed	40	(5)
A Butterfly Activity Bonanza
Science Cycles & Environmental Explorations	45	(20)
Start a Monarch Journal!	46	(1)
Raise and Release a Monarch!	47	(5)
For the Record	52	(2)
Wing Symmetry: Nature's Look-Alikes	54	(2)
The Mighty Monarch Migration (& Monarchs on the Web)	56	(4)
Form an M & M (Monarch & Milkweed) Action Club!	60	(5)
Caterpillar Capers	65	(6)
Pom-Pom Caterpillar	66	(2)
Create a Cater-Poem!	68	(2)
Collector's Cater-Carton	70	(1)
Monarch Fun	71	(10)
Fly-High Headband	72	(2)
Monarchs-in-Motion Mobile	74	(1)
Flutter-By Hand Puppet	75	(2)
Monarch Magic T-Shirt	77	(3)
Lick-and-Stick Butterfly Stickers	80	(1)
Butterfly Banquets	81	(11)
Diner's Delight	82	(1)
Plant a Butterfly Garden!	83	(5)
Grow a Milkweed Wildspot Garden!	88	(2)
Collect (and Grow) Your Own Milkweed Seeds!	90	(2)
Index	92