At the center of this story of majesty and high mountain magic are three Magdalenas-Mary, a woman whose uncertain journey opens the book; Magdalena Mountain, shrouded in mystery and menace; and the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly, the most elusive of several rare and beautiful species found on the mountain. And high in the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness, sharing the remote territory of the Erebia magdalena butterfly, lives the enigmatic...

Forensic psychologist Claire Markwood has experienced her share of disaster. But nothing could prepare her for her sister, Darcy, going missing. Claire rushes to the butterfly sanctuary where Darcy has been working, prepared to do what she does best--work the clues. But her sister, along with her car and some of the sanctuary's rarest species of butterflies, has seemingly vanished without a trace. Amid a flurry of mysterious leads and dead ends, Claire...

A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged ancestors will guide me home." So while he spends...

On the eve of her Quinceañera, Princess Solimar discovers that it will take more than magic to save her kingdom and prevent the destruction of the Monarch butterfly.

Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love observing Monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their morning walk, so when they discover that the milkweed Monarchs need to survive has been mowed down, Mr. McGinty comes to the rescue.

"As Elmer the patchwork elephant is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly is trapped. Elmer easily frees her. She promises to help Elmer. But how can a butterfly ever help an elephant?"--

A twelve-year-old boy's life changes when his grandmother comes from India to live with the family in Mariposa, an island country known for its butterflies, that is becoming hostile to immigrants.

"Insect Day is coming up at school and Elinor is excited to work on her homemade butterfly costume. Elinor knows a lot about butterflies - how many wings they have, how many antennae they have - but she can't remember how many legs a butterfly has. She wants her costume to look just like a real butterfly, so she and her dad take a magnifying glass out to the garden to observe some up close. After finding the answers to her questions, Elinor puts the...

"A lemon butterfly is searching for the most beautiful thing in the world--a field of flowers. Through barren wilds, across a wide river, and over a bald mountain the butterfly continues the search until its final miraculous transformation."--Provided by publisher.

A caterpillar introduces the concept that each ending is the beginning of something else, as when the end of a day marks the beginning of night.