Bibliography of Book Resources

Reading levels verified by a Utah Certified English teacher and by a special education teacher (k-8) and a biology certified teacher.
At the following public libraries:
1. Logan City 4. Salt Lake County 7. Park City 10. Beaver County
2. Weber County 5. Salt Lake City 8. Uintah County 11. Cedar City
3. Davis County 6. Tooele County 9. Utah County 12. Washington County

2 3 4 6 7 10 12 Agrawal, Anurag A .. Monarchs and Milkweed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton teen/adult

University Press, 2017.

48 Almasy, Kip. How Do Monarch Butterflies Find Their Way Home? NY: 6-10 years recommended
Power Kids Press, 2018.

5 Anderson, Steven. From Caterpillar to Butterfly. Mankato, MN: Cantata 3-8 years recommended
Learning, Publishers, 2016.

3 Arnosky, Jim. Butterflies and Moths. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1996. 10-12 yrs recommended
story

34567 Aston, Dianna. A Butterfly Is Patient. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 6-10 years
2011.
57 Bishop, Nic. Butterflies and Moths. Ny: Scholastic Books, 2009. 8-10 years recommended

13489 Bove, Jennifer. I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly. NY: Ranger Rick / 4-6 years recommended
Harper Collins, 2019.

34 Brock, Jim PP and Kenn Kaufman. Field Guide to Butterflies of North adult
America. NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

35 Burns, Loree Griffin. Handle With Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey. 8-12 years
Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2014. not monarch

5 Calder, Joan Z.. Airplanes in the Garden: Monarch Butterflies Take Flight, 4-8 years
Santa Barbara, CA: Patio Publishing, 2011. migration

Carter, David J. Butterflies and Moths. New York; Dorling Kindersley,

2002.
2 3 4 5 6 9 10 Case, Jonathan. Little Monarchs. NY: Holiday House Press, 2022. 10-12 years
12 comes step
format novel

25 Catt, Thessaly, Migrating with the Monarch Butterfly. NY: Rosen 8-13 years recommended
Publishing, 2011.

Collard, Sneed B. Butterfly Count. New York; Holiday House, 2002.

Coville, Bruce. The Prince of Butterflies. New York; Harcourt, Inc, 2002.

Daniels, Jaret C. Butterflies of Florida Field Guide. Minnesota; Adventure

Publications, Inc., 2003.

4 Daniels, Jaret C.. Vibrant Butterflies. Cambridge, MN: Adventure adult

Publications, 2018.

5 Delano, Marfe Ferguson. National Geographic Kids: Butterflies. 5-8 years

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2014. very little on
monarch
4 Dickman, Nancy. Butterfly. Tucson, AZ: Brown Bear Press, 2020. 8-10 years recommended

4 Donnelly, Rebecca. On the Move with Monarch Butterflies. Minneapolis: 6-8 years recommended
Jump! Inc., 2023.

4 Dunlap, Julie. Janey Monarch Seed. Brattleboro, VT: Green Writers Press, 3-6 years OK
2021. story

4 10 Dunn, Mary R.. A Butterfly's Life Cycle. North Mankato, MN: Capstone 8-10 years recommended
Press, 2018.

4 5 7 9 12 Dykman, Sara. Bicycling with Butterflies: Monarch Migration. Portland, teen novel
OR: Timber Press Inc., 2021.

4 Edwards, Nicole. Look to the Skies: The Magical Migration of the 6-10 years
Monarch Butterfly. Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales, 2022.

Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Clara Caterpillar. New York; Harper Collins,

2001.
34 Edwards, Roberta. Flight of the Butterflies. NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 2010. 5-8 years

Ehlert, Lois. Waiting for Wings. New York; Harcourt, Inc., 2001.

Emmel, Thomas C. Florida’s Fabulous Butterflies. Tampa;

World Publications, 1997.

Facklam, Margery. Creepy, Crawly, Caterpillars. Little, Brown, 1996.

Flatharta, Antoine O. Hurry and the Monarch. New York; Alfred A. Knopf,
2005.

5 Frisch, Aaron. Butterflies. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2015. 4-6 years
not monarch
1 2 4 5 9 10 12 Frost, Helen. Monarch and Milkweed. NY: Atheneum Books, 2008. 5-8 years recommended

2 3 5 6 8 9 12 Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. NY: Holiday House Publishing, 2021. 4-8 years recommended

9 Grace, Eric S.. The World of the Monarch Butterfly. San Francisco: Sierra teen/adult recommended
Club Books, 1997. research
report

48 Gray, Susan H.. Monarch Butterfly Migration. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry 7-8 years
Lake Publishing, 2021. not life cycle

3 Green, Jen. Endangered! Butterflies. NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark,

1999.

247 Gregory, Josh. Monarch Butterflies Matter. NY: Children's Press, 2016. 8-10 years recommended
 Halpern, Sue. Four Wings and a Prayer. Pantheon, 2001.

Heller, Ruth. How to Hide a Butterfly and Other Insects. Grosset and
Dunlap, 1997.

345 Hansen, Grace. Becoming A Butterfly. Minneapolis: Abdo Publishing, 5-8 years recommended -
2017 life cycle

4 8 9 10 12 Hansen, Grace. Monarch Butterfly Migration. Minneapolis: Abdo 5-8 years recommended
Publishing 2018. not life cycle
migration

3 Hartley, Karen et al. Caterpillar. Des Moines, IL: Heineman Library 4-8 years
Publishing, 1999.

24 Helmer, Jodi. Protecting Pollinators. Washington, D. C.: Island Press, 2019. adult

4 7 12 Herrington, Lisa M.. Caterpillar to Butterfly. Ny: Children's Press, 2014. 6-8 years recommended
5 Herrington, Lisa M.. It's a Good Thing There Are Butterflies. NY: 3-6 years okay
Scholastic Books, 2015.

2 3 4 5 8 9 12 Hirsch, Rebecca E. The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery. 8-13 years recommended
Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2018.

5 9 10 11 Hobbie, Ann. Monarch Butterflies. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 8-15 years recommended
2021.

2 4 5 7 12 Hopkinson, Deborah. Butterflies Belong Here. San Francisco: Chronicle 5-8 years recommended
Books, 2020.

4 Hurwitz, Jane. Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly teen/adult recommended
Association Guide, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2018.

4 Hutchinson, Patricia. We Need Butterflies. Lake Elmo, MN: Focus 6-10 years
Readers, 2019. not monarch

3 11 12 Ivy, Bill. Monarch Butterfly. Danbury, CT: Grolier Ltd., 1986. 6-10 years recommended
34 Kalman, Bobbie. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. NY: Crabtree Publishing 8-10 years recommended
Company, 2002.

5 8 9 10 Katz - Cooper, Sharon. When Butterflies Cross the Sky: The Monarch 6- 8 years recommended
Migration. North Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books, 2015.

347 Kelly, Irene. It's A Butterfly's Life. NY: Holiday House, Inc., 2007. 8-10 years
not monarch

5 Knudsen, Shannon Lemlicka. From Egg to Butterfly. Minneapolis: Lerner 8-9 years okay
Publications Company, 2012. not much on
monarch

3 Lasky, Kathryn. Monarchs. San Diego: Harcourt Brace and Company, 8-12 years recommended
1993.

4 Lawrence, Ellen. A Butterfly's Life. NY: Bearport Publishing, 2012. 6-10 years
5 Leake, Dorothy Van Dyke. Desert and Mountain Plants of the Southwest. teen/adult
Norman, OK : University of OK Press, 1993.

34 Lerner, Carol. Butterflies in the Garden. NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 4-6 years
2002.

38 Llewellyn, Claire. Starting Life Butterfly. Chanhassen, MN: North Word

Press, 2003.

5 London, Martha. Pollinators Series: Butterflies. Minneapolis: Abdo Books, 8-12 years
2020. not monarch

Magloff, Lisa. Butterfly. New York; DK Publishing, 2003.

5 Marsh, Laura F.. National Geographic Kids Readers: Caterpillar to 5-7 years okay
Butterfly. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society 2012. little on
monarch
3 4 5 7 10 Marsh, Laura F.. National Geographic Kids Readers: Great Migrations- 7-9 years recommended
Butterflies, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2010.

4 Merrick, Patrick. Caterpillars. Chanhassen, MN: The Child's World, Inc., not monarch
1998.

Mikula, Rick. The Family Butterfly Book. Vermont; Storey Books, 2000.

34 Milman, Oliver, The Insect Crisis. Ny: WW Norton and Company, 2022. teen/adult recommended

3 Mitchell, Robert T.. Butterflies and Moths. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 4-6 years
not much on
monarch

4 Monroe, Mary Alice. A Butterfly Called Hope. Mount Pleasant, SC: Sylvan 6-10 years recommended
Dell Publishing, 2013.
 Mound, L.A. Eyewitness Books: Insect. New York; DK Publishing, 2007.

57 Murawski, Darlyne A.. Face to Face with Caterpillars. Washington, D.C.: not much on
National Geographic Society, 2006. monarch

12 Murray Julie. Monarch Butterflies Life Cycles. Edina, MN: Abdo 6-8 years recommended
Publishing Company, 2007.

4 National Wildlife Federation. Ranger Rick's Zoobooks: Butterflies. Reston, 6-10 years
VA: National Wildlife Federation, v. 39 no. 9 (October 2022).
5 Oberhauser, Kelly R ., editor. Monarchs in a Changing World: the Biology adult recommended
and Conservation of an Iconic Butterfly. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University
Press, 2015.

5 Orenstein, Ronald. Butterflies. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, Ltd., 2015. not much on
monarch

4 Oswald, Vanessa. 20 Fun Facts About Monarch Butterflies. NY: Gareth 8-10 years recommended
Stevens Publishing, 2021.

35 PBS. "The Incredible Journey of the Butterfly. PBS, 2009. all highly
recommended

4 Parrish, Tarisa. The Adventures of Johnny Butterflyseed. NY: Post Hill 8-10 years
Press, 2021. story
not monarch
or life cycle
1 2 4 5 7 10 Pasternak, Carol, How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-step Guide 10-adult highly
for Kids. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2012. recommended
 Patent, Dorthy Hinshaw. Fabulous Fluttering Tropical Butterflies Walker
Books for Young Readers, 2003.

2 3 4 9 11 Pincus, Meeg. Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery. 6-10 years
Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2020 .

2 4 7 9 10 12 Pliska, Leena M .. Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story. Salem, 6-8 years
MA: Street Kids Publishing Company, 2020. story
not
migration

23459 Pringle, Laurence P.. An Extraordinary Life: The Story of A Monarch 10-adult highly
Butterfly, NY: Orchard Books, 1997. recommended

Pyle, Robert Michael. Audubon Society Handbook for Butterfly Watchers.

Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
35 Raines, Dr. Shirley C.. Butterflies: Exploring the Life Cycle. Oakville, ON, 6-10 years
Canada: Flowerpot Press, 2017. not on
monarch

3 Rau, Dana. Fly, Butterfly, Fly! NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2008. 5-8 years
not monarch

34 Rockwell, Anne. Becoming Butterflies. NY: Walker and Company, 2002. 8-10 years
story
not
migration

56 Rodgers, Frances. Roxy the Butterfly. Ny: Penguin Random House, 2022. 3-5
simplistic
story

35 Rosenblatt, Lynn M.. Monarch Magic! : Butterfly Activities and Nature 8-adult highly
Discoveries. Nashville: Williams on Books, 1998. recommended

2 4 10 12 Rosenstock, Barb. The Mystery of the Monarchs . NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 8-10 years okay
2022.
5 Roth, Susan L.. Butterfly for A King. NY: Lee and Low Books, Inc., 2021. 4-6 years
not life cycle
not monarch

5 Rothery, Ben. Sensational Butterflies. Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House teen

Publishers, 2019. not monarch

Sandved, Kjell. The Butterfly Alphabet. 1996.

4 Sazaklis, John. My Life as a Monarch Butterfly . North Mankato, MN: 5-7 years
Picture Window Books, 2023.

59 Schappert, Philip Joseph. The Last Monarch Butterfly. Buffalo, NY: Firefly teen/adult
Books, 2004.

4 Schlaepfer, Gloria G.. Butterflies. NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 8-15 years recommend
2004.
48 Schuetz, Kari. Monarch Butterfly Migration. Minneapolis: Bellwether 5-8 years
Media, 2019. not life cycle

2 3 4 9 10 12 Shingu, Susuma. Traveling Butterflies. Berkeley, CA: Owl Kids Books 4-6 years recommend
Inc., 2012.

5 Silverman, Buffy. Can you Tell a Butterfly from a Moth? Minneapolis: 6-8 years
Lerner Publications Company, 2012. little on
monarch

5 Simon, Seymour. Butterflies, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. not monarch

Spordoni, Valerio. Butterflies of the World. Firefly Books,

1998.

5 Stewart, Melissa. Butterfly or Moth? How Do You Know? Berkeley 6-8 years
Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2011. not monarch
5 Stewart, Melissa. A Place for Butterflies. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 6-8 years
2006. not life cycle

5 Stewart, Melissa. Zoom in on Butterflies. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow 8-10 years
Publishers, Inc., 2014. little on
monarch

4 Stone, Dr. Sally. I Am a Butterfly. Northbrook, IL: Wisdom Heart 4-6 years recommend
Publications, 2017.

Swinburne, Stephen R. Wings of Light: The Migration of the Yellow

Butterfly. Boyds Mills Press, 2006.

34 Swope, Sam. Gotta Go! Gotta Go!. NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000. 6-10 years recommend

Traas, Pamela F. “Gardening for Florida Butterflies.” Great Outdoors

Publishing Co., 1999.
34 Trueit, Trudi Strain. Caterpillars and Butterflies. NY: Marshall Cavendish 8-10 years
Benchmark, 2012. not monarch

5 Tuchman, Gail. Busy Butterflies. NY: Scholastic Books, 2014. 4-6 years okay
little on
monarch

3 Turnbull, Stephanie. Caterpillars and Butterflies. Tulsa, OK: EDC 6-8 years
Publications, 2003.

245 Vander Heyden, Linda. Mr. McGinty's Monarchs- Ann Arbor, MI: 6-10 years okay
Sleeping Bear Press, 2016. story

4 Vane - Wright, Dick. Butterflies: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and adult highly
Behavior. Ithaca, Ny: Cornell University Press, 2015. recommended

3 12 Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. Fly, Monarch! Fly!. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall 5-8 years
Cavendish Benchmark, 2008.
49 Watson, J.A.. Monarch Mystery: A Butterfly Researcher's Journal. 3-5 years
Mendota Heights, MN: North Star Editions, 2019.

3458 Whalley, Paul E.S.. Eyewitness: Butterfly and Moth. NY: DK Publishing, 8-10 years
2012. not monarch

Winer, Yvonne. “Butterflies Fly.” Charlesbridge Publishing, 2000.

34 Williams, Wendy. The Language of Butterflies., NY: Simon and Schuster, adult
2020.