annebennett1957's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent children's book with colorful illustrations to explain to young potential scientists how to find answers to scientific mysteries.
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msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I love monarch butterflies. And I recall Scott's and my trip to Monterey Bay and knowing that is a place monarch butterflies stop on their migration journey to Mexico....that makes this book SO MUCH cooler.
This book was written in a romantic way and the illustrations are perfect for it
This book was written in a romantic way and the illustrations are perfect for it
anneke_b's review against another edition
4.0
Great documentation on how the mystery of the Monarch migration was actually solved. Loved that it really showed that so many different people were needed for all the pieces of the puzzle to fit.
Kids enjoyed it!
Kids enjoyed it!
karmakat's review against another edition
4.0
Read this on a Story Walk with my friend and her daughter. Very informative book about monarchs.
bethmitcham's review
4.0
I like how the rhetorical questions guide the description of the study of monarch butterflies and challenge the idea of a single person making science. Was is the guy who thought of a tagging scheme? The woman who ran it? The people who did the tagging all over North America? The couple who decided to take some time to wander about Mexico asking? The people who have celebrated the arrival of the monarchs for centuries without knowing they were a mystery? Yes!
And then, because we can't have nice things, the final description of the threatened nature of the butterflies and the probably futile things people can do to slow their decline.
But the first part was good! I liked the backmatter description of the 1976 National Geographic article.
And then, because we can't have nice things, the final description of the threatened nature of the butterflies and the probably futile things people can do to slow their decline.
But the first part was good! I liked the backmatter description of the 1976 National Geographic article.
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