Recommended reading on nature related topics from librarians at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.

The Monarch
By: Kirsten Hall 

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Picture book written in verse celebrating the wonders and importance of monarch butterflies” --Bibliocommons

The Monarch Effect
By: Dana L. Church 

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Through the research of scientists in Canada and the United States and the support and efforts of ordinary people as well as Indigenous knowledge in Mexico, that mystery was finally solved. But to do so would involve years of searching across three countries and encounters with feuding scientists, the consequences of colonialism, and life-and-death stakes." -- Bibliocommons 

Winging It
By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

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Using her mother's old naturalist notebooks as a guide, Luna, who has always preferred the indoors, endeavors to see a real luna moth with her own eyes. Learning more about nature just might help her make a new friend, figure out how to feel at home in her new life, and understand the mother she never got the chance to know." – Provided by publisher. 

An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths
By: Richard Jones 

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Learn the names and features of butterflies and moths with this book. With notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species, the reader will soon be able to tell the purple emperor butterfly from the emperor moth and the Indian leaf butterfly from the Borneo leafwing" --modified back cover. 

Moths of the World
By: David Wagner 

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A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's moths With more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and gardens, and as unwelcome visitors to our woolens.” -- Ann Chilcott, The Beelistener 

Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide
By: Jim McCormac

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Loaded with stunning color photographs, this practical guidebook, which encompasses the identification of moths, their caterpillars, and their vital roles in Midwestern ecosystems, shows gardeners how to use native plants to attract these essential, but often overlooked and misunderstood, insects" -- Bibliocommons 

Bicycling with Butterflies
By: Sara Dykman 

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With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration--and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all." -- Bibliocommons 

Meetings with Moths
By: Katty Baird 

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An ecologist Katty Baird roams Scotland seeking out, documenting, and observing moths. Green Longhorns, Pimpinel Pugs and Peacock Moths are just some of the species that catch her attention as she climbs into holes, ventures behind waterfalls and wanders forests with her boundless curiosity. But you needn't travel far and wide to see beautiful moths. Katty shows that you can easily enjoy discovering moths and caterpillars without specialist knowledge by creating your own light trap or simply looking more closely at your immediate landscape. is a story about green health and the power of a passion to sustain us.” -- Bibliocommons