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SECTION 1
Bibliography of Monarch Printed Materials
SECTION 2
Visual Materials
SECTION 3
Milkweed Sources
SECTION 4
Butterfly Books and Equipment Sources
SECTION 5
Sources
for Monarch Larvae
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Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference herein to any specific commercial
product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer,
hyperlink or
otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,
recommendation or favoring by Monarchs Across Georgia.
SECTION 1
Bibliography of Monarch Printed Materials
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Children’s Books |
- Children’s Book List
Monarchs, Butterflies, Milkweed, Mexico, and Day of the Dead
- Becoming Butterflies by Anne Rockwell ISBN 0-8027-7686-8
- Buddy Butterfly and His Cousin by Melissa Blackwell Burke ISBN 0-7398-2396-5
- The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco ISBN 0-399-23170-6
- The Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell B. Sandved ISBN 0-439-07947-0
Amazing close-up photographs of moth and butterfly wings that show each letter of the alphabet
- The Butterfly Book: A Kid’s Guide to Attracting, Raising, and Keeping Butterflies by Kersten Hamilton ISBN 1-56261-309-X
- The Butterfly of Aster Way by Elizabeth Ring
- A Butterfly’s Life by Melissa Blackwell Burke ISBN 0-7398-2397-3
- Caterpillars by Claire Llewellyn and Barrie Watts ISBN 0-531-14830-0
- Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars by Margery Facklam ISBN 0-316-27342-2
- Fairy Flight by Tracy Kane ISBN 0-9708104-2-3
- The Fascinating World of Butterflies and Moths by Angels Julivert ISBN 0-8120-4722-2
- Fly, Monarch, Fly by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace ISBN 978-07614-5425-0
- Ghost Wings by Barbara M. Joosse ISBN 0-18118-2164-1
Parents’ Choice, 2001 Recommended Award Winner
- Gotta Go! Gotta Go! By Sam Swope ISBN 0-374-32757-2
- The Great Monarch Butterfly Chase by R.W.N. Prior ISBN 0-02-775145-7
- Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian ISBN 0-15-201306-7
- Isabel’s House of Butterflies by Tony Johnston ISBN 0-87156-409-2
- The Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Bobbie Kalman ISBN 0-7787-0680-X
- Lifecycles: The Journey of a Butterfly by Carolyn Scrace ISBN 0-531-15417-3
- Madalynn The Monarch Butterfly And Her Quest To Michoacan by Mary Baca Haque ISBN 1-882190-52-1 Bilingual text with Spanish translation
- The Magic School Bus: Butterfly and the Bog Beast ISBN 0-590-50834-2
- The Magic School Bus: Butterfly Battle ISBN 0-439-42936-6
- The Migration of Monty Stevens by Steve Rich ISBN 0-9722247-0-X
Steve Rich teaches in Douglasville, GA and is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
- Monarchs by Kathryn Lasky ISBN 0-15-2555297-9
- Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons ISBN 0-8234-0909-0
- The Monarch Butterfly by Jean Thurman and Caroline Rodgers ISBN 0-910286-96-5
- A Monarch Butterfly’s Life by John Himmelman ISBN 0-516-26537-7
- My Monarch Investigation by Ba Rea ISBN 0-9713604-0-5
- The Prince of Butterflies by Bruce Coville ISBN 0-15-201454-3
- Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson by Amy Ehrlich ISBN 0-15-216227-5
- Ruth Heller’s How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects ISBN 0-7857-7169-7
- Seasons of the Moon: Spring Moon by Jean Craihead George ISBN 0613-50505-0
- A Take-Along Guide: Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies by Mel Boring ISBN 1-55971-674-6
- The Travels of Monarch X by Ross E. Hutchins
- When the Monarchs Fly by Robert Myers ISBN 0-945582-76-5
- Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder ISBN 0-525-67284-2
Beautiful illustrations by Lynne Cherry
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Field Guides, Reference Books |
- Butterflies and Moths Activity Book ISBN 0-565-01027-1
- Butterflies of Georgia Field Guide by Jaret C. Daniels ISBN 1-59193-057-X
- The Butterfly Book: An Easy Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior by Donald and Lillian Stokes ISBN 0-316-81780-5
- The Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box or backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies
by Mathew Tekulsky ISBN 0-916782-69-7
- Butterfly Gardening for the South: Cultivating Plants that Attract Butterflies
by Geyata Ajilvsgi ISBN 0-87833-738-5
- Discover Butterflies! by Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA
- An Educational Activity-Coloring Book of Butterfly Mazes ISBN 0-86545-146-X
- Eyewitness Books: Butterly & Moth by Paul Whalley ISBN 0-7894-5832-2
- A Field Guide to Butterflies Coloring Book by Roger Tory Peterson ISBN 0-395-34675-4
- Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly by Sue Halpern ISBN 0-375-40208-X
A travelogue and meditation on a profound mystery of the natural world, Monarch migration
- The Last Monarch Butterfly: Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World by Phil Schappert ISBN 1-55297-969-5
- Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch by Ba Rea, Karen Oberhauser and Michael Quinn
- The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation edited by Karen Oberhauser and Michelle Solensky
ISBN 0-8014-4188-9
A collection of scientific papers written about the Monarch butterfly
- The Monarch Butterfly: Uniting A Continent by Karen Oberhauser et al.
- The Monarch Habitat Handbook: A California Landowner’s Guide to Managing Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Habitat by The Xerces Society
- My Monarch Journal: Parent/ Teacher edition by Connie Muther
- Monarch Larval Field Guide (Monarch Watch or Monarch Lab)
- Monarchs in the Classroom third edition curriculum guides (Monarch Lab)
- The Nature of Monarch Butterflies: Beauty Takes Flight by Eric S. Grace ISBN 1-55054-570-1
Incredible photography
- Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists: Caterpillars by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting ISBN 0-606-20597-7
- Take A Walk With Butterflies and Dragonflies by Jane Kirkland ISBN 0-9709754-2-2
- Theme Studies: Butterflies Abound by Seddon Kelly Beaty and Irene Fountas ISBN 0-201-45504-8
- Wanderer: The Monarch Butterfly by Don Hoffman
- Zoobooks: Butterflies ISBN 0-937934-65-8
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SECTION 2 Visual Materials
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Slides, Videos and CD-ROMs on Monarch Butterflies |
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Monarch Classroom Slides (3 sets available)
http://www.monarchlab.org/products/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
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Ecology: Interactions between monarchs and their living and non-living environments. (24 slides plus script)
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Over wintering
Biology and Conservation: Spring and fall migrations, winter in
Mexico and
California. (24 slides plus script)
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Yearly Life
Cycle: Individual and migratory life cycles. (23 slides plus script).
“Saving the Monarchs” VHS
http://www.monarchlab.org/products/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
Produced by KSTP TV, this video describes how
students, teachers, and scientists are working together to promote Monarch
conservation. Beautiful footage of the overwintering colonies. 30 minutes
“The Butterfly King” VHS
http://www.monarchlab.org/products/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
20-minute video on the development of two monarchs during the
summer. Story highlights natural and human-caused risks faced by monarch
larvae, and has excellent footage of all stages.
“The Monarch Butterfly: A Butterfly Beyond Borders” VHS
By Monarch Watch
http://shop.monarchwatch.org/
A treatment of the dilemmas faced in trying to maintain Monarch populations and
their migration in eastern North America. The footage
obtained at the Monarch overwintering sites is truly spectacular. 47 minutes
“The Michoacan Reforestation Fund” VHS
The Michoacan Reforestation Fund, Inc., 628 Pond Isle, Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 337-1890
http://www.michoacanmonarchs.org/Library.htm
Shows the dynamics of the La Cruz Habitat Protection
Project in Michoacan, Mexico
“On the Wings of the Monarch” VHS
(multiple internet sites offer competitive pricing)
Monarch Migration. 47 minutes.
“Amazing Journeys” VHS or DVD
(multiple internet sites offer competitive pricing)
This is a Large Format version originally presented in IMAX
Theaters. It documents six species’ incredible journeys and includes some wonderful footage of the Monarch.
“The World of Monarch Butterflies” CD
http://www.monarchlab.org/products/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
31-slide powerpoint presentation with accompanying script.
All stages of development, migration, overwintering and milkweed host plants
are highlighted.
“Backyard Bugs: The Monarch” CD-ROM
http://thenaturestore.com/sscdroms.htm
Explore the world of the monarch. Ages 5-10.
“The Case of the Missing Monarch” CD-ROM
http://thenaturestore.com/sscdroms.htm
Students investigate possible hypotheses as to
the lack of abundance of monarch butterflies at a fictional site somewhere in
the Corn Belt during the 4th of July Butterfly Count. Ages 12-16
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SECTION 3
Milkweed Sources
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SECTION 4
Butterfly Books and Equipment Sources
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SECTION 5 Sources
for Monarch Larvae
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Code of Ethics |
Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) seeks to promote an understanding and appreciation of the natural life cycle of the Monarch. The essence of the MAG program is to bring a wild organism (butterfly) into the classroom or home for closer observation and study. This should only be done in ways that are not harmful to the individual butterflies or their population. The best way to obtain Monarch larvae is to plant native milkweeds in your garden or outdoor classroom. In Georgia, Monarchs generally migrate through the state around April - May and again in August - November. The butterflies will find the plants and lay eggs. It is then appropriate to move the caterpillars indoors to a study area/classroom. After the adult butterflies emerge, they should be released back into the environment from which they were removed.
MAG strongly discourages participants from purchasing or releasing any commercially reared butterflies. Commercial rearing can result in genetically inferior organisms, reduction of genetic diversity, introduction of disease, inbreeding, as well as the introduction of species and genetics not native to the area. MAG does not promote hand pairing to rear successive generations of butterflies as this also encourages inbreeding and genetically inferior species. It may also result in the release of Monarchs at times when they are not normally found in Georgia.
Monarch Watch Shop
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