Monarquita: the Migratory Butterfly * la mariposa migratoria

by Ralph Dessau, Andrea Saroya (Illustrator)

Overview

Monarquita and her butterfly family travel on their yearly migration to Mexico from Texas and Oklahoma in the USA. Through Monarquita's eyes, we learn about monarchs and their work as pollinators and how each of us can be a butterfly buddy! Bilingual story in English and Spanish. A motivator to learn about nature and an introduction to another language. Ideal for families with bilingual roots! Very timely to create an awareness about pollinators! No. 3 in The Pollinator Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789962690948
Publisher:	Piggy Press Books
Publication date:	12/04/2015
Series:	Pollinator , #3
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

RALPH DESSAU was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1928. In 1953, he graduated with a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Copenhagen and received a Fulbright Fellowship, which enabled him to spend a year at Stanford University and another year at the California Institute of Technology. Upon his return to Denmark in 1955, he married Carmen, his wife of more than 58 years, and started his career in the International Petroleum Industry, which lasted for 30 years. During this time, he also wrote The Hummingbirds of Caracas and produced a movie, In Defense of the Sea. In 2005, Ralph moved to Boquete, Panama, where he wrote his second book, Flying Jewels about the hummingbirds of Panama. Monarquita, the Migratory Butterfly is Ralph's fourth book. As an avid photographer, over the years, Ralph devoted his spare time to his favorite hobby: photographing hummingbirds, butterflies and other wildlife.

ANDREA SAROYA (AKA Andrea E. Alvarado) has been drawing since she was three years old. At first, a normal thing for any kid, the difference is, she never stopped. The beautiful jungles and beaches of her home country Panama and the clear star-lit nights she encountered in Taos, New Mexico, USA, many years ago, inspire her. She became a Children's Book Illustrator because it gives her the freedom to imagine, to use colors in many ways and be humorous as well. You can checkout her work at www.andreasaroya.com.