Unique storybook about the monarch butterfly, a gift for all ages and seasons!

In her photographic storybook The Monarch's Message, Amy Rebecca Kaufman turns the epic journey into a fact-filled fable. Acclaimed wildlife photographers give rare views of real stopping places along the migration trail: a desert with pools of fish; an ocelot’s home in the cloud forest; the overwintering colony where clusters of monarchs drape every trunk and branch. Publishers Weekly wrote in BookLife: [a] “beautiful tale . . . resplendent with hope and the brilliance of the natural world. . . . Nature’s stunning synergy is on full display here.” Guided by instinct, an internal sun compass, and cues yet unknown, monarchs traverse mountain ranges and deserts to their ancestral home in Mexico’s Transvolcanic Belt. There, in the unique climate under a canopy of firs, millions survive the winter and return to North America to perpetuate the species. Kaufman, who edited Stories magazine in Boston for 12 years, stayed true to nature’s own story to reimagine a drama of exceptional power. Trade paperback, beautifully printed on archival paper, with 20 color photographs. This story of resilience and purpose is a great gift for elementary-school readers and resonates with everyone who was once a child. Just published, brand new. Poshmark buyers will receive a free white gift box (rigid, collapsible) and a foldover monarch greeting card on high-quality stock, blank inside, with an envelope.