Off they Go!
James Carter and James Munro
Graffeg

Poet / writer James Carter and illustrator James Munro have again joined forces on a natural history book, this time on the topic of animal migrations.

Through the former’s rhyming narrative and the latter’s bold, bright illustrations readers are introduced to nine migrating species. First though, there is an introduction to the concept that all creatures may undertake migration.

Whether they travel over land, through water or the sky, the selected animals undertake long, often difficult journeys. From Barn Swallows

to Monarch Butterflies, salmon to humpback whales or Christmas Island Red Crabs to humans, we learn more about the different animals and the reasons for their migrating.

Did you know that the globe skimmer dragonfly can journey up to 6,000 kilometres, travelling from India to Africa, island hopping en route to lay eggs and their offspring making the return journey? Some feat.

Included in the final narrative section, is information about animal navigations and unusual migrations making this an ideal introduction to the whole topic.