Milkweed, Monarchs and More is a field guide designed to help students, citizen scientists and other milkweed patch enthusiasts in their exploration of this fascinating community.
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Teachers that use Journey North or Monarchs in the Classroom will be glad to know of this wonderful new resource -- Ina Warren. Brevard, NC, Mon, 31 March 2003, Dplex listserv
This handy guide introduces the reader to the kinds of creatures that come and go from the lowly milkweed patch -- Journey North, Monarch Butterfly Migration Update: April 11, 2003
This handy guide introduces the reader to the kinds of creatures that come and go from the lowly milkweed patch -- Journey North, Monarch Butterfly Migration Update: April 11, 2003
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Ba Rea is a naturalist, illustrator and author who has been raising monarch butterflies and frequenting milkweed patches in New England, Illinois and Pennsylvania for over thirty years. She tends her own milkweed patch in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her two children, 5 cats, dog and myriads of fascinating "bugs."
Karen Oberhauser is the director of Monarchs in the Classroom and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project at the University of Minnesota. These programs use monarchs to teach about biology, conservation, and the process of science. She and her students and colleagues have studied monarch biology since 1984. Karen lives in Roseville, Minnesota, with her husband and two daughters.
Mike Quinn is an invertebrate biologist for Texas Parks & Wildlife where, among other projects, he coordinates the Texas Monarch Watch. He is also a consultant for the 80 acre NABA Butterfly Park being built near Mission, Texas. Mike holds degrees in Wildlife and Entomology from Texas A&M. He grew up near New Orleans chasing snakes and birding with his parents and currently lives with his wife Gloria in New Braunfels, Texas.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A Little Gem of a Book,
This review is from: Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch (Paperback)
This is an amazing book with a tremendous amount of information about milkweed and the insects that depend on it. A great choice for anyone interested in Milkweed, Monarchs, ecology,habitat, etc. Highly recommended for teachers or parents who are using Monarchs as part of the curriculum. So many photos! If only it were a "coffee-table" book! But still great just the way it is.
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A useful introduction to the Monarch,
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This review is from: Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch (Paperback)
In my Review of the excellent The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation I suggested that a general introduction would have made the book more useful to the general reader. This beautiful little book would serve the purpose very well.
It contains 30 colorful pictures documenting each stage of the insect's life. The text is clear and easy to read without speaking down to the reader. The book is divided into five main section. The first section details the life cycle, from eggs, to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. The second deals with overwintering roosts or colonies in the states of Michoacan and California. It describes the five known over-wintering sites, and the weaknesses in the Mexican government's protection. The third describes the migration of the Monarchs to the north and northeast, well over 2,000 miles. The adult Monarchs drink nectar of many flowering plants - but the eggs must be laid on a milkweed plant. The caterpillars eat the milkweed, and the milk serves many purposes in the growth of the caterpillar into a Monarch. The fourth describes threats to habitat, and predators, parasites and pathogens, herbicides and pesticides. The fifth discusses describes the return journey. Schappert ends with a page on what the reader can do to help the Monarchs: become involved with local and national clubs, contribute to political action groups, plant milkweeds and favorite nectar plants in your garden. This book is a useful supplement to The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation and to the splendid websites devoted to the insect. Google "monarch watch" , "monarch lab" , and "journey north" Robert C. Ross 2008
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There is a new edition of Milkweed, Monarchs and More.,
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This review is from: Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch (Paperback)
Don't be dismayed that Milkweed, Monarchs and More first edition has sold out and vendors are selling what they have for $18 and more. There is a new Milkweed,Monarchs and More, Updated Second Edition, Field Version, Milkweed, Monarchs and More, A Field guide to the Inverterate Community in the Milkweed Patch Updated Second Edition Field Version which is the same small sized, inexpensive ($9.00) gem of a book with even more milkweed species and milkweed community members covered. We got it out into the world in May 2011. Enjoy! Ba Rea, Bas Relief, LLC
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