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The Incredible Lives of
Letters and Sounds Phase 5
Mon rch Butterflies
Phonemes covered: /ai/ eigh, a /ee/ y, ey, e-e, e /igh/ ie, y /c/ ch /ch/ tch /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /s/ se /oo/ u
The Incredible Lives of
Mon rch Butterflies
Every year, thousands ousands of monarch butterflies migrate to a fforest in Mexico. Find out about their incredible trip and why they make it. Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844240-8
9 780008 442408
An information book
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www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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Lots of animals and insects migrate. This means they travel a very long way.
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For example, blue whales, turtles and geese migrate across the seas every year.
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Monarch butterflies also migrate. These incredible butterflies do not weigh very much, but they can make massive trips.
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They fly across the skies of North America, over valleys and mountains to Mexico to escape the cold of winter.
Canada
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Monarch butterflies lay tiny white eggs on milkweed plants.
milkweed plant
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They lay an impressive 300 to 500 eggs each.
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Orange Band 6
The Incredible Lives of
Letters and Sounds Phase 5
Mon rch Butterflies
Phonemes covered: /ai/ eigh, a /ee/ y, ey, e-e, e /igh/ ie, y /c/ ch /ch/ tch /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /s/ se /oo/ u
The Incredible Lives of
Mon rch Butterflies
Every year, thousands ousands of monarch butterflies migrate to a fforest in Mexico. Find out about their incredible trip and why they make it. Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844240-8
9 780008 442408
An information book
Hawys Morg n
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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