Each year, in the Mexican town of Contepec, migrating Monarch butterflies spend the winter in the temperate forests of Mexico. This children's book (ages 8-12) is an adventure story about two courageous cousins Erendira and Corina. With the help of their community as well as Maria the Monarch butterfly, who speaks to them in their dreams, they save the lives of millions of Monarch butterflies threatened by illegal logging and traffickers of wild animals. Together they help preserve the natural and cultural wealth of their homeland.

In an afterword "The Monarch: A Tireless Traveler" Betty Ferber describes the life and evolution of the Monarch butterfly, its migration from North to South America, and the establishment of the sanctuaries in Mexico and the laws that protect them.

 

This book is part of a book series called Young Eco Fiction .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Mandel Vilar Press .

HOMERO ARIDJIS, one of Latin America's greatest living writers, he is also extraordinary for his pioneering work as an environmental activist and president of the legendary Group of 100, and for his two-term stint as president of PEN International. Many of his forty-eight books of poetry and prose have been translated into fifteen languages. He is the recipient of important literary and environmental prizes, including the Xavier Villaurrutia (Mexico), the Roger Caillois (France), the Grinzane-Cavour (Italy), The Smederevo Golden Key (Serbia), the Premio Letterario Camaiore Internazionale 2013, the Violani Landi University of Bologna Poetry Prize, the United Nations Environmental Program's Global 500 Award, the Orion Society's John Hay Award, the Natural Resources Defense Council's Force for Nature Award, the International Environmental Leadership Award, given by Mikhail Gorbachev and Global GreenUSA, and two Guggenheim Fellowships. He has been at the helm of three international poetry festivals in Mexico, as well as the Morelia Symposium: Approaching the Year 2000. Aridjis served as Mexico's Ambassador to Switzerland, The Netherlands and UNESCO, and most recently was president of the Swedenborg Society. JUAN CARLOS PALOMINO (Mexico), has worked with publishers of Literature for children