When Butterflies Cross the Sky: The Monarch Butterfly Migration

by Sharon Katz Cooper, Joshua S. Brunet (Illustrator)

Overview

Focusing on the migration journey of one specific monarch butterfly, When Butterflies Cross the Sky engages readers with a story-like narrative while subtly teaching the role of migration in the butterfly's life cycle. Includes a "fast facts" page, a glossary, and realistic, text-match illustrations that pull readers right into the sky.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479561001
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Extraordinary Migrations
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Sharon Katz Cooper is a science educator and freelance writer who specializes in science and social studies topics. She has written more than 25 books for children, including a series called Horrible Habitats, which was recommended by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She is based in Pittsburgh, Penn., where she lives with her husband and three boys, Reuven, Judah, and Yaron.

Joshua S. Brunet received his BS in Illustration from Indiana Wesleyan University and his MFA in Illustration from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. He has been a freelance illustrator for almost 15 years and has worked for a variety of magazines, including Focus on the Family and LifeWay Press. His first children's book, When Pigs Fly, was published in 2011 by Borderstone Press. His most recent book, I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog (Imagine Publishing), is a collaboration with the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, and singer/songwriter Les Braunstein. Josh is married with four children and currently resides in Denver, Colorado, where he teaches in the illustration department at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Interviews

Reinforced Library Binding, vivid, realistic illustrations allow for scenes not possible (or difficult to get) in photos; story-like narrative focuses on one specific animal and engages while subtly teaching; follows the journey in a linear fashion, step-by-step; "Fast Facts" page provides key/interesting info about the featured animal

Editorial Reviews

With beautiful illustrations and simple text, this series about migration for the purpose of reproduction will make a nice classroom discussion-starter. . . .The format will appeal to all collections; however, the series is very readable and will be enjoyed by many children.

School Library Connection

Acrylic, oil, and prisma color pencil illustrations by Joshua S. Brunet bring the monarch butterflies to life on each page. Blankets of orange and black decorating the trees in the forests of Mexico are beautifully drawn. A map marking the journey from as far away as Canada to Mexico gives the reader a frame of reference for the amazing journey. Fast facts, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and additional resources are available at the conclusion of the text, providing extensions.

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