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The Monarch ButterflyBy: Rebecca

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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

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Meet the Monarch.The monarch is orange and black. It has wings. The wingspanIs 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.

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Home Sweet Home

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

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Dinner TimeThe monarch eats milkweed plants when caterpillars. They drink

nectar when adults.

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

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

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Labels

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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

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Resources• www.nature.ca• www.wikipedia.org• www.monarch-butterfly.info.com• www.wildwisconsineweb.com• www.nationalgeographic.com• www.learner.org• www.ohio-nature.com• www.sciencelearn.org• www.fs.fed.us.org

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Meet the Author/Illustrator

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