A Monarch in Winter

"I was hooked from the first page. I fell in love with "Spot" and was rooting for his survival. Connecting the story of Spot to events of the time and how you felt gave the story so much emotion As a researcher, educator, and naturalist whose career is about sharing information about the natural world and encouraging people to be inspired to protect it, Dr. Pachter did a beautiful job of showing how all things are connected. Insects, humans, and the environments we live in are...
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"I was hooked from the first page. I fell in love with "Spot" and was rooting for his survival. Connecting the story of Spot to events of the time and how you felt gave the story so much emotion As a researcher, educator, and naturalist whose career is about sharing information about the natural world and encouraging people to be inspired to protect it, Dr. Pachter did a beautiful job of showing how all things are connected. Insects, humans, and the environments we live in are interconnected in so many ways. Sometimes we just need a sweet story of a butterfly to remind us with examples of how this occurs. It was just what I needed in these crazy times (fires) on Maui. We are all connected, and it is good to see the positive and be a part of it. Change is inevitable. I choose positive and light over sadness and dark."- Amy Vinema, National Geographic Lindblad expedition guide and researcher. Butterflies encourage wonder while they symbolize the fleeting beauty of life, illustrate transitions, and attract memories. Dr. Abbey Pachter writes about her observations of a single monarch butterfly, which she allowed to live out its life in her Virginia home during the second winter of COVID-19 in 2021. Her experiences as a professional nurse, midwife, scientist, teacher, mother, and grandmother led her to make connections between this small insect and all of life, with all its blessings and environmental concerns. In A Monarch in Winter: Biography of a Butterfly, discover: -The evolutionary similarities between insects and humans-The ripple effects of our actions on the environment -Connections between climate change, migration and infections-The preciousness of every moment -The interconnectedness among all living creaturesOver the span of a few months, the author finds a new routine, a new purpose, and a renewed sense of universal connectedness from caring for this small guest in her home. Read this fascinating narrative and witness the butterfly effect on one woman's life.