One of nature's most perfect relationships
Every spring the monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles in search
of the ideal milkweed plant. When she finds it, she lays her eggs on the
plant, so when each egg hatches, the baby caterpillar can feed on the
milkweed leaves. The milkweed plant then provides the perfect protection
as the caterpillar turns into one of nature's wonders, a chrysalis,
before transforming into an even greater wonder: a monarch butterfly.
And once the newborn butterfly soars away, the milkweed seeds fly away
on the wind and start this cycle over again.
The exacting prose and jewel-toned illustrations echo the harmony of
monarch and milkweed in this carefully researched book, explaining one
of nature's most spectacular displays in a refreshingly simple manner.