Monarchs and Milkweed

Monarchs and Milkweed
Author: Anurag Agrawal
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0691166358

The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed—a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged—and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species. The monarch life cycle begins each spring when it deposits eggs on milkweed leaves. But this dependency of monarchs on milkweeds as food is not reciprocated, and milkweeds do all they can to poison or thwart the young monarchs. Agrawal delves into major scientific discoveries, including his own pioneering research, and traces how plant poisons have not only shaped monarch-milkweed interactions but have also been culturally important for centuries. Agrawal presents current ideas regarding the recent decline in monarch populations, including habitat destruction, increased winter storms, and lack of milkweed—the last one a theory that the author rejects. He evaluates the current sustainability of monarchs and reveals a novel explanation for their plummeting numbers. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty color photos and images, Monarchs and Milkweed takes readers on an unforgettable exploration of one of nature's most important and sophisticated evolutionary relationships.

Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story

Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story
Author: Zeena Pliska
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781624149313

Caterpillar crawls from leaf to leaf, eating and waiting, all alone in a big, green world. Then Orange appears—Orange floats, and flits, and flies, graceful and beautiful. In this sweet, moving story of intergenerational friendship, a small caterpillar is befriended by a glorious monarch butterfly, and together they learn to see the world through each other’s eyes.

Bicycling with Butterflies

Bicycling with Butterflies
Author: Sara Dykman
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1643260456

“What a wonderful idea for an adventure! Absolutely inspired, timely, and important.” —Alistair Humphreys, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and author of The Doorstep Mile and Around the World by Bike Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle along­side monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We’re beside her as she nav­igates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchil­dren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and research­ers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers. With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration—and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all.

Mr. McGinty's Monarchs

Mr. McGinty's Monarchs
Author: Linda Vander Heyden
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1634707982

Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love checking in on the monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their summer walks. But one day Mr. McGinty is shocked to find that all the milkweed in town has been mowed down! And monarch caterpillars, he explains, can't survive without milkweed. Can Mr. McGinty come up with a plan to save the monarchs? This is a tale that is informative, a call to action, and a sweet story time pick.

Maid and Monarch

Maid and Monarch
Author: Aimee Oakland-Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2019-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 024474730X

How does a peasant become a Queen? By marrying a King, you say? Could it really be that simple? 'Maid and Monarch' follows the journey of poverty-stricken Rowena; persuaded to pose as a castle maid she finds herself falling unconditionally in love with the greedy, selfish King Harland. Rags to riches may be her journey, but she is faced with a long meandering road of painful losses, gruesome executions and burning desire before she can truly embrace her ascension, her crown and her destiny.

Monarch and Milkweed

Monarch and Milkweed
Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1416900853

Explains the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and it's relationship with the milkweed plant.

Presidents, Monarchs, and Prime Ministers

Presidents, Monarchs, and Prime Ministers
Author: Carsten Anckar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2022-05-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3031039602

During the last three decades, there has been a growing interest in systems that combine elements of parliamentarism and presidentialism. Despite the fact that much attention has been directed towards the semi-presidential form of government in particular, it is evident that many aspects of regime forms remain unexplored. This book systematically categorises democratic political regimes with a separate head of state and government (including regimes with a monarch and prime minister, and president and PM) globally and over a long historical period 1850–2019. It analyses how regimes with a dual executive emerge and what trajectories they follow. It also explores the stability of these regimes across time and space. An important feature of this endeavour is to address actual powers of the head of state rather than constitutional provisions.

The Routledge Companion to Women and Monarchy in the Ancient Mediterranean World

The Routledge Companion to Women and Monarchy in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Author: Elizabeth D. Carney
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 705
Release: 2020-11-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429783981

This volume offers the first comprehensive look at the role of women in the monarchies of the ancient Mediterranean. It consistently addresses certain issues across all dynasties: title; role in succession; the situation of mothers, wives, and daughters of kings; regnant and co-regnant women; role in cult and in dynastic image; and examines a sampling of the careers of individual women while placing them within broader contexts. Written by an international group of experts, this collection is based on the assumption that women played a fundamental role in ancient monarchy, that they were part of, not apart from it, and that it is necessary to understand their role to understand ancient monarchies. This is a crucial resource for anyone interested in the role of women in antiquity.