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Pollinator Articles
Organization:
National Wildlife Federation
Two National Wildlife Foundation articles feature excellent information on gardening for, and protecting, pollinators. "How to Protect Our Imperiled Pollinators" and "What You Can Do About the Pollination Crisis" can be obtained from the Web site listed (use the drop-down menu to choose the online version of the February/March 1998 issue of National Wildlife Magazine).
Jack's Garden
Jack's Garden, by Henry Cole (Greenwillow Books, 1995).
A book for building vocabulary and identifying common garden flowers, insects, leaves, butterflies, and garden tools. This is a wonderful book for a child who is fascinated with details and wants a name for everything. The text is a little weak, but the combination of an interesting format and delightful illustrations make this a good addition to your gardening library.
Butterflies Abound
Butterflies Abound, by Seddon Kelly Beaty and Irene Fountas (Addison-Wesley, 1993).
This resource guide supports in-depth investigations of butterflies with activities in science, language arts, math, and social studies. Includes free swallowtail butterfly life cycle poster.
The Butterfly Book
The Butterfly Book: An Easy Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior, by Donald Stokes, William Stokes, and Ernest Williams (Little, Brown & Co, 1991).
A guide to butterfly gardening, identification, and behavior that features photos and descriptions of 63 North American species. Includes lists of plants that attract butterflies and nourish their larvae.
The Butterfly Book: A Kid's Guide to Attracting, Raising, and Keeping Butterflies
The Butterfly Book : A Kid's Guide to Attracting, Raising, and Keeping Butterflies, by Kersten Hamilton (John Muir Publications, 1997).
Shows kids how to attract and care for butterflies by creating indoor and outdoor habitats. Includes a color identification guide for 20 common butterflies.
Magical Migrating Monarchs
Magical Migrating Monarchs, by Judith Levicoff and Lisa Levicoff (Judith Levicoff, Jenkintown, PA, 1993).
An integrated curriculum guide that introduces kids and adults to the life cycle and habitat of the Monarch butterfly. Includes tips on raising and releasing Monarchs, instructions for creating butterfly gardens, and hands-on activities to explore the concepts introduced.
Insects All Around Us
Organization:
Cornell University
Media & Technology Services Resource Center
7 Cornell Business & Technology Park
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 255-2080
FAX: (607) 255-9946
Email: resctr@cornell.edu
Insects All Around Us (1992).
A complete packet, including a 25-page adult guide, a youth guide, and activity sheets. Designed for camp counselors, teachers, youth group leaders, and parents with little or no background in the study of insects. The activities are suitable for youth ages 9 to 12. In one activity they learn what makes an insect different from other animals by "building" an insect of their own.
Butterfly Gardening--Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden
Butterfly Gardening--Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden, by the Xerces Society in association with the Smithsonian Institution (Sierra Club Books, 1990).
Contains everything the gardener needs to know to create intricate, small-scale ecosystems in an urban or suburban setting that can substitute for the habitats that are essential to the survival of butterflies.
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly, by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House, 1989).
This colorful picture book traces the story of the Monarch butterfly from egg to adulthood. Migration paths of the Monarch are indicated on a map. Activities that celebrate migration are included, as are steps to follow in raising a Monarch.
SC Botanical Garden
Organization:
Clemson University
SC Botanical GArden
Clemson, SC USA
Phone: 864-656-3405
Botanic garden maintained by horticulture department at Clemson University
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