Recommended Reading

 

Books About Monarchs/Butterflies

  • The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation by Michelle J. Solensky and Karen S. Oberhauser (2004)

 

  • Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Butterfly by Karen S. Oberhauser, Kelly R. Nail, and Sonia Altizer (2015)

 

  • Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch by Ba Rea, Karen Oberhauser, and Michael A. Quinn (2010)

 

  • Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution by Anurag Agrawal (2017)

 

  • Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman (2021)

 

  • Butterflies of Tennessee: Field and Garden by Rita Venable (2014)

 

  • A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America by Jeffrey Glassberg (2017)

 

  • Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History by David L. Wagner (2008)

 

Books About Gardening

 

  • Wildflowers of Tennessee the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians by Dennis Horn and Tavia Cathcart (2018)

 

  • Best Garden Plants for Tennessee by Susan Hamilton and Laura Peters (2006)

 

  • Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects by The Xerces Society (2016)

 

  • Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southeast by Jaret C. Daniels  (2021)