12/17/2020 3:51:00 PM New children's book by local photographer/writer
'Magical Mmonarch's Journey' by Mary Lundeberg
Now available for nature loving children and adults! Local nature photographer and writer Mary Lundeberg has published a children’s book about monarch butterflies for ages 6 to 12. “Magical Monarch’s Journey” is a story of survival for one of the most easily recognized and popular butterfly species – the monarch. It tells a true-to-life tale of one monarch, her search for an ancestral home, and the awesome odds she and her offspring must overcome to breed and feed in their special habitats. Monarchs summer in the north and then travel enormous distances to reach their breeding grounds while facing death from storms, fires, countless predators and the thoughtless acts of some humans. Learn how you can help keep these beautiful butterflies alive during their journey. Dr. Mary Lundeberg is a former professor and chair of the Education department at Michigan State University and also an award-winning nature photographer. All the photographs were taken by Mary and many were taken at her home in Englewood where she has observed the monarch’s life stages from egg to caterpillar to butterfly. “Magical Monarch’s Journey” can be purchased locally at “Nana’s A Children’s Shop” and “Nellie’s Notecards & Wilson’s Whimsies” in Venice and at “Copperfish Books” in Punta Gorda. You can order it online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart and from Mary herself at www.marylundeberg.com (link is at bottom of her home page.)
