The Impossible Life series / Book three

The Impossible Life of a Monarch Butterfly

Fragile Wings, Extraordinary Journey

By Jeremy L. Koering

Cover of The Impossible Life of a Monarch Butterfly: Fragile Wings, Extraordinary Journey by Jeremy L. Koering, showing a monarch on purple flowers

From an egg on a milkweed leaf to a butterfly on the move, the monarch’s life connects small beginnings with extraordinary journeys.

This book explores metamorphosis, the challenges of migration, winter survival, and the spring renewal carried forward by descendants. Its main focus is eastern North America’s migratory monarchs, with a brief comparison to western monarchs.

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A closer look at a familiar butterfly

For readers curious about transformation, seasonal journeys, and how one animal’s life depends on places far beyond the flower where we first notice it.

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