Flight of the Butterflies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)

This is a wonderful book which allows the reader to learn about the Monarch butterflies. It is an informational book which teaches different point of view in literature. The vivid pictures are certain to help lower level readers as well as keep them engaged in reading.

FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERSFLIES by Roberta Edwards proved to be a wonderful book. Admittedly I'm an adult who happens to be an avid fan of children's books, but I think anyone--young or old--would enjoy a quick read through the amazing migration flight of the Monarch Butterflies, which move south into Mexico for the winter. I learned many details about these beautifully delicate creatures that I'd never known before. Added to the wonder of how these butterflies "know" instinctively where to go and what to do even though they've never done the flight before is the illustrative work of Bob Kayganich. As I read along I kept wondering to myself....how does he do that?! "That" being capture the wonder and magnificence of the astronomical number of butterflies involved in the migratory flight. It is a wonderfully amazing book!

This was a very accurate and educational book for kids. I am a science teacher and I read this to my four year old and the information was a little much for him but, the beautiful photography held his attention. I am not sure that this is a level 3 book, the vocabulary and information was a little difficult for young readers. Overall I thought it was a great book and very informative. It is a must for a science lesson on Monarch butterflies.

Excelente libro y todos los demás son fáciles de comprender y los niños pueden leer sin dificultad.

Great job on teaching. A beautiful job on the pictures. It is a family friendly book for all ages. I would use this .

This book I scooped up was my favorite kindle so far, and found I loved everything about this delightful, fantastic book. I loved the way Ms. Edwards put the pronunciations in parenthesis beside the really complicated words. I loved the pictures she used. I loved her simple to understand explanations. This is a perfect book for homeschoolers and regular schoolers alike.

As a preschool teacher of four-year-olds, I plan units of study for my children and one that I want to do is on migration of animals. This book is a little long for them but when I use it in the science center to add to my lesson when we bring in the butterflies to hatch and release it will be a beautiful reference book for out unit of study. One positive in this book, it points out animals that migrate and ones that stay in the same place, which is a concept that will be one of my goals for the children to learn. Flight of the Butterflies will fit perfectly into my lesson plans for the unit on animal migration next spring.

Super informative on the life cycle of monarch butterflies. The conservation issue is covered in appropriate detail for this reading level. I kind of wish there was a little more information provided on the conservation problem in the US, since that's where kids at this level can easily get involved (by planting milkweed and butterfly gardens and such), but the book covered the issue in Mexico (which I didn't know anything about before so I learned something!). I was still happy with this book, and the journey taken by monarchs really is fascinating!

Good information on the monarch butterfly and what we can do to help them.

Both the boys and girls I teach enjoyed reading this book and that hardly ever happens! The text was clearly written and the illustrations were so original and beautiful the kids hardly realized they learning about migration. Wish there were more books in the series.

Three siblings reading this book together, each finding something different and interesting. Expanding their English and their knowledge of the Monarch Butterflies.

Diese lange Reise des Monarch Falters hat mich, seit ich davon zum ersten Male gehört habe, sehr fasziniert!-Ich schaue auch ganz gern mal in die engl. Abteilung für Kinderbücher und dort fand ich diesen wunderschönen, lehrreichen Bildband über die Reise des Monarch Falters. Sogar gratis!Ich kann überhaupt, Eltern nur empfehlen, sich auch einmal in der engl. Kinderbuch Abteilung umzuschauen, besonders in der Sparte Bilderbücher!Diese sucht man unter dem Stichwort "Childrens Picture Books". Anschließend die Ergebnisse mit "Preis aufsteigend" sortieren lassen, dann bekommt man die kostenlosen Bücher zuerst angezeigt- und das sind eine Menge! Jedenfalls mehr, als welche in deutscher Sprache.Und es schadet weder den Kindern, noch den Eltern, wenn auch einmal Bücher in einer Fremdsprache angeschaut und gelesen werden!Gerade Englischkenntnisse sind heutzutage wirklich unverzichtbar geworden und man kann nicht früh genug damit anfangen; desto leichter fällt das Lernen!

I bought this as a Christmas present for my neighbour's 4 year old son.He might not be able to read it all by himself but he loved this book.His mom told me he'd go up to anyone who'd listen and ask if they wanted to hear about the monarch butterfly. :)