1. The Monarch Butterfly
By: Rebecca

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS MEET THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY…. 3 HOME SWEET HOME ….. 4
DINNER TIME……………..5
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS…6
LABELS…………………….7
READ MOE/FUN FACTS…8
GLOSSARY………………...9

3. Meet the Monarch.
The monarch is orange and black. It has wings. The wingspan
Is from 8 to 10 cm. They are insects and have 6 legs. The eggs
are creamy white and later yellow. The chrysalis is blue green
with a band of black and gold.

4. Home Sweet Home The monarch lives in forest, gardens, fields, meadows,
prairies, and suburban areas. They range from southern
Canada to northern South America.

5. Dinner Time
The monarch eats milkweed plants when caterpillars. They drink nectar when adults.

6. Adaptations
They are poisonous or taste badly to birds and mammal. Some
migrate south and lay eggs there for the next generation.

7. Read More/ Fun Facts
Monarch butterflies are one of the few insects capable of making a
trans-Atlantic crossing.

8. Labels

9. Glossary
Chrysalis: the stage in the butterfly’s life cycle that it turns from catapillar to butterfly
Migrate: to make a long journey to a warmer place usually for winter
Nectar: juice from a flower that butterflies eat

10. Resources www.nature.ca www.wikipedia.org

11. Meet the Author/Illustrator