Madalynn the Monarch Butterfly and her Quest to Michoacan

by Mary Baca Haque, Francisco Lancaster-Jones (Translator), Emily Cornell Du Houx (Illustrator)

Overview

"This wonderful book that you are about to start reading will tell you the story of a brave monarch butterfly named Madalynn and her quest through North America to the pristine mountains of Michoacan."
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"Este maravilloso libro que estas a punto de leer, cuenta la historia de una valiente mariposa monarca llamada Madalynn y su aventura a través de Norte América hasta las preciosas montañas de Michoacán." --Guillermo Castilleja, Vice-president for Latin America & the Caribbean, World Wildlife Fund
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Bilingual text with Spanish translation.
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Madalynn encounters a variety of birds on her travels. Come and enjoy how they entertain, educate and challenge her liberating spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781882190522
Publisher:	Polar Bear & Company
Publication date:	04/01/2003
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	806,992
Product dimensions:	6.32(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.22(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mary Baca Haque grew up in the northern suburbs of Illinois with her nine brothers and sisters. She currently resides in Jalisco, Mexico, with Khalila (14), Khyaam (13), and her husband of fourteen years. Her children and a very diversified life inspired her to write a series of stories that, "not only capture a young imagination but also teach of diversity and acceptance in the animal world, as we have in the human world."

Francisco Lancaster-Jones, teaches such subjects as Cultural Shock, World History, Translation, and Lexicography at the graduate program of Translation and Interpretation at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. He has translated the Oxford Children's Encyclopedia as well as numerous technical books. At UAG he has been Assistant Director of International Programs, Director of the Center for Canadian Studies, and Director of North American Mobility Programs.

Emily Cornell du Houx studied art at Amherst College and now teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Table of Contents

Introduction;
Introducción;
Madalynn the Monarch Butterfly and Her Quest to Michoacan;
Study Guide;
Madalynn la mariposa monarca y su aventura por Michoacán;
Guia de estudio.

Editorial Reviews

"This wonderful book that you are about to start reading will tell you the story of a brave monarch butterfly named Madalynn and her quest through North America to the pristine mountains of Michoacan." ..... "Este maravilloso libro que estas a punto de leer, cuenta la historia de una valiente mariposa monarca llamada Madalynn y su aventura a través de Norte América hasta las preciosas montañas de Michoacán." --Guillermo Castilleja, Vice-president for Latin America & the Caribbean, World Wildlife Fund

From the Publisher

Deftly written by Mary Baca Haque, Madalynn The Monarch Butterfly And Her Quest To Michoacan is a bilingual storybook (Francisco Lancaster-Jones ably translates the English text into Spanish) for children ready to make the transition from picturebooks to more involved tales. Tracing the flight of a monarch butterfly and the fascinating array of wild creatures she meets during her long migration, Madalynn The Monarch Butterfly And Her Quest To Michoacan is an engaging read warmly illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Emily du Houx.

Midwest Book Review