Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly

Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly - Hardcover

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Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly - Hardcover

Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly - Hardcover

by Katherine Pryor
$18.99
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by Katherine Pryor (Author), Ellie Peterson (Illustrator)

Join the monarchs as they embark on a transcontinental journey home in this moving story about migration.

As the sun dawns in Canada, a flutter of monarch butterflies take flight, ready to begin their months-long journey to their ancestral home in Mexico. The migration will not be easy, but it is necessary for the next generation of monarchs to be born. Brought to life with illustrations as vivid as the monarch's iconic orange and black hues, this story invites young readers to experience the monarch's migration from the butterflies' point of view as they search for food, huddle together through storms, and tirelessly fly south.

Parents and educators alike will find much to love about this poetically written book. The story touches on how climate change and deforestation are impacting monarchs, and kid-friendly back matter provides additional information about the butterflies, including their life cycle, anatomy, and migratory patterns, as well as several simple ways children can help monarch butterflies themselves.

Author Biography

Katherine Pryor is the author of Zora's Zucchini and Sylvia's Spinach, both of which were published by Readers to Eaters. She won the 2016 Growing Good Kids Award, and her books have received recognition from the Whole Kids Foundation Book Club, Ag in the Classroom, as well as excellent reviews in School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness. She's also received attention from food and garden organizations like FoodTank, Food Literacy Center, Junior Master Gardeners, and the American Horticultural Society.

Ellie Peterson is a science teacher and the author/illustrator of How to Hug a Pufferfish (Roaring Brook Press, 2022); It's a Round, Round World (Kane Press, 2019), which received a starred review from Booklist and was selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection; and The Reason for the Seasons (Kane Press, 2020), which received a starred review from School Library Journal.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.2 x 9.7 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 08, 2023
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN9781546003137
Author Katherine Pryor
PublisherWorthy Kids
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Katherine Pryor is an award-winning children's book author and good food advocate. She grew up in California and Arizona before moving to Seattle to study food and farming. Her books are widely used in school garden curriculum, nutrition education, and anti-hunger initiatives and have been recognized by the Whole Kids Foundation Book Club, Ag in the Classroom, and the American Horticultural Society. Katherine's previous titles include Home Is Calling--winner of the SCBWI Charlotte and Wilbur Award, Growing Good Kids Book Award, and NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts Award--as well as Zora's Zucchini, Bea's Bees, and Sylvia's Spinach. In addition to writing, Katherine has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations, and food banks. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two voracious kids.

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