Introduces the life cycle, feeding habits, migration, predators, and mating of the monarch butterfly through the observation of one particular monarch named Danaus.

Every fall, spectacular orange and black clouds of monarch butterflies fill the skies as they migrate from across North America to Central Mexico. West Coast populations make a similar though much shorter trip to coastal California. The National Wildlife Federation calls the monarch migration "one of the greatest natural phenomena in the insect world." Not long ago, monarchs numbered in the billions, but in the last 20 years their population has dropped...

An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of monarch butterflies.

Minna, Pip, Mom, and Dad choose a blue-sky day to visit the Butterfly Place where they observe all the stages in a butterfly's life, and get to see monarch butterflies in action.

Introduces the migration patterns of monarch butterfies, describing the vast distances they cover, why they migrate, and the dangers they face along the way.

Describes the life cycle and winter migrations of the eastern and western monarch butterflies and the two towns that protect their winter habitats.

Illustrations and simple text describes the daily activities and life cycle of a monarch butterfly

An imaginative little girl discovers two caterpillar eggs on a milkweed pod in the garden and follows the eggs' development from egg through caterpillar, chrysalis and finally into monarch butterflies.