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Book

The Monarch's progress : poems with wings

Call Number

  • J 811 HARL (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

Honesdale, Penn. : Wordsong, c2008.

Physical Description

32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Summary

"Why are butterflies so universally loved? Is it the dazzling colors within exquisite winged living art? Is it the miracle of change that fascinates us--that wonderful metamorphosis from tiny egg to brilliant insect? Avis Harley explores these questions and many others that have captivated humans throughout history. Eighteen structured poems--haiku, sonnets, cinquain, limerick, and other forms--examine how monarch butterflies taste with their feet, migrate 2,500 miles every year, and blanket entire forest groves when they rest. A 'Small Matters' section at the back explains the facts and science in the poems."--Publisher description.

Contents

  • Sipping supper
  • Feet treat
  • Catching a butterfly (1)
  • Catching a butterfly (2)
  • Monarch beginnings
  • Worldly wise
  • Getting ready
  • Final finery
  • Who can decorate
  • Opposites
  • You've got male
  • Wondrous wings
  • Chaos
  • The skyway to Mexico
  • A note to the monarchs
  • Wintering over
  • There are no borders
  • Before
  • Small matters.

Subjects

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Avis Harley