{"product_id":"monarchs-rojo-jaime-9781426225390","title":"Monarchs","description":"\u003cb\u003ePrepare to be awed by the beauty and abundance of monarch butterflies,\n captured as never before in this large-format coffee table book from a National\n Geographic Explorer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 140 breathtaking photographs fill this book, many unique glimpses\n of monarchs in the Mexico mountains where they overwinter. Page upon\n beautiful page, chock-full of glorious butterflies!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a riot of color and incredible images of the beloved butterfly in all its stages\n and locations, Jaime Rojo’s Monarchs—the first significant photographic book about\n the monarch butterfly—is the culmination of a 20-year-long quest by an\n award-winning photographer to reveal the migration, behavior, and fragility of this\n iconic species. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn words and pictures, Rojo tracks the journey that all North American monarchs\n follow—an amazing annual round-trip migration thousands of miles long. Rojo’s\n personal narrative and unique photographs begin in the concentrated Mexican\n forests where millions of butterflies overwinter. From there, he travels to the\n American heartland, sharing both wonder and distress over the dwindling presence\n of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar’s necessary food. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe meet not only the iconic butterfly but also the people along the way who\n treasure these beautiful creatures: Michoacan residents who adorn their Day of the\n Dead celebrations with monarch designs; scientists who are bringing cutting-edge\n technology to the study of this remarkable migration; and legions of Canadians and\n Americans who work together, planting pollinator gardens and raising, tagging, and\n releasing monarchs in a passionate effort to support the species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor all who love the monarch butterfly—and everyone who marvels at the\n colors, patterns, and remarkable life cycles of nature—this beautiful book with\n its one-of-a-kind photographs will be a treasure enjoyed for years to come.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• LEGIONS OF FANS AND PROTECTORS:\u003c\/b\u003e Every year, thousands of volunteers along the\n monarch’s long migration route engage in monarch-related activities; many gardeners plant\n milkweed, essential to monarch survival. These enthusiasts are a book-buying audience:\n educated, often retired, and always passionate.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• CAPTIVATING, AWARD-WINNING IMAGERY:\u003c\/b\u003e Rojo was named 2024 Wildlife Photographer of\n the Year for his monarch imagery; his 2024 TED talk about his work on the butterfly’s amazing\n migration has garnered more than half a million views; his monarch photography was the\n January 2025 cover story of National Geographic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e• NOTEWORTHY FOREWORD AUTHOR:\u003c\/b\u003e Bestselling science writer Elizabeth Kolbert contributes\n the foreword, reaffirming Rojo's environmental message. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e• ENTERPRISE ALIGNMENT:\u003c\/b\u003e Timed to be available as Rojo embarks on a three-year tour of\n public talks for NG Live!, this book will have a built-in audience of fans dazzled by his imagery\n and storytelling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49678972387521,"sku":"9781426225390","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781426225390Monarchsfinalcover.jpg?v=1767371601","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/monarchs-rojo-jaime-9781426225390","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}