Author(s): Betty Brownlie

New Zealand titles - children

Shortlisted for the 1993 AIM Children's Book Awards, non-fiction section. Did you know that the monarch butterfly can fly only after the sun has warmed its wings? Or that monarch butterflys can fly great distances - covering 2000 kilometres in two to four days? A desire to share her love of the wonder of nature encouraged successful wildlife artist Betty Brownlie to work on a series of life cycle books for young people. Her exquisite, detailed illustrations bring the natural world to life for us so that we may learn more about the world in which we live.