Butterfly for a king : saving Hawaiʻi's Kamehameha butterflies
by Roth, Susan L. (Author, Illustrator), Trumbore, Cindy (Author)
Summary
"A combined history of the Hawaiian islands and the native Kamehameha butterfly up to and including current-day efforts of Hawaiʻi's Pulelehua Project, a group of professional and citizen scientists working to restore the butterfly's declining habitats and population. An Afterword with additional in... Full description
Summary: |
"A combined history of the Hawaiian islands and the native Kamehameha butterfly up to and including current-day efforts of Hawaiʻi's Pulelehua Project, a group of professional and citizen scientists working to restore the butterfly's declining habitats and population. An Afterword with additional information, photographs, and source list is included"-- |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
Audience: |
Ages 8-12 Grades 4-6 |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781620149713 1620149710 |
Author Notes: |
Cindy Trumbore has been involved with young people's literature for most of her career. A former editor in children's book publishing, she now writes children's books, edits books for classrooms, and teaches writing. She has collaborated with her friend Susan L. Roth on several award-winning titles, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico , which won the Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction; The Mangrove Tree ; Prairie Dog Song , and most recently Butterfly for a King . She lives with her husband in Delaware. You can visit her online at cindykane.net. Susan L. Roth' s vibrant, unique, mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico , winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; Prairie Dog Song ; The Mangrove Tree ; Every Month Is a New Year, Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words , and most recently Butterfly for a King . Roth and her husband live in New York. Visit her online at susanlroth.com. Susan L. Roth 's vibrant, unique, mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico , winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; Prairie Dog Song ; The Mangrove Tree ; Every Month Is a New Year, Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words , and most recently Butterfly for a King . Roth and her husband live in New York. Visit her online at susanlroth.com. |