Summary
Miniaturized to the size of a monarch butterfly, the brothers hitch a ride on one of the greatest migrations on Earth — thousands of miles from Canada to the mountains of Mexico. They learn how monarchs navigate by the sun, fuel up on nectar, and survive a journey no single butterfly has ever made before.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The monarch butterfly migration is one of the longest insect journeys on Earth — and it takes more than one generation to complete.
- Where do monarch butterflies go in the winter, and why?
- What does a monarch need along the way — food, shelter, navigation? How does it get each one?
- Why is the monarch's migration considered amazing for such a small, fragile animal?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: migration, nectar, navigate, milkweed, metamorphosis.
Try it: Trace the monarch's migration route on a map — mark where they start, where they stop for nectar, and where they spend the winter.