Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys

This book takes to task the migrations of twenty animals. A double page spread is dedicated to each animal with each having a beautiful illustration spanning the full double page. The writing evokes the incredible journeys undertaken in a succinct fashion that both informs and encourages further research. An Arctic tern, in its lifetime, may fly the equivalent of three times to the moon and back; while it takes the Monarch butterfly four generations to complete its migration. Incredible! The sentence, 'scientists don't fully understand why...' never stopped us from crying, 'But Why?' nor did it stop us from heading to the website listed near the back of the book to find out more about migratory animals around the world. 48 pages / Ages 7-11 years / Reviewed by Catherine Purcell, school librarian.

Suggested Reading Age 7+