Illustrated by Ellie Peterson
An Amazing Adventure!
Every year thousands of monarch butterflies journey up to 3,000 miles to central Mexico. For their spring migration, it takes four generations to go up north, but the fall trip is done by just one generation. The group heading south has never been to Mexico, yet their built-in compass causes large bunches of them band together, and make the trek. 
The butterflies will fight bad weather, lack of food, and exhaustion. Many will not survive, but a surprising amount do. This book traces their southern trip, and the sort of things that the monarchs will face.
The format is done in a picture book; it is a large hard-backed volume with lots of colorful illustrations. Not only will the reader experience “travel” with a group of butteries, there are lots of facts about the them in the back of the book. This includes what monarchs like to eat, the parts of its body, dangers they face, what can be done to help them, and a migratory map.
This is a nice way to learn about these amazing creatures. Children four through eight-years-old will enjoy this five-star book.
Thank you, Worthy Kids, for providing Tickmenot with a complimentary copy of, “Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly” for the purpose of review. I have not been compensated in any other manner. All opinions expressed are my own, and I was not required, or influenced, to give anything but an honest appraisal.
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