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BANGOR, Maine - April 20, 2014 - PRLog -- Monarch butterfly conservation is in the news. AMAZING MATILDA is too! The author’s storyline and illustrations follow the monarch life cycle and highlight milkweed, an environmentally threatened plant—the only food source for monarch caterpillars.

"…I immediately fell in love with Matilda, an amazing, sweet, curious character. What a lovely story with a subtle and yet deep and understandable message for young (and those who are not so young) readers. This book is one of "must have" books in your library. I already purchased a Kindle version for myself and I ordered two more copies in print for my library." —Vida Zuljevic

BOOK SUMMARY: Matilda doesn't want to leap onto ledges or bound across fields. She only wants to fly. “How can a creature without wings every hope to fly?" Matilda's friends wonder as they laugh at the tiny caterpillar who only wants to fly. Meanwhile, as Matilda munches and crunches on milkweed leaves and progresses from egg to butterfly, her friends begin to recall how they felt before they were able to do all of the things they had dreamed of doing. With a little help from her friends, Matilda learns that if she keeps trying, she can do anything that she really wants to do.

Download your FREE coy of AMAZING MATILDA at http://www.amazon.com/Bette-A.-Stevens/e/B009GOYT1M

LITERARY AWARDS—Excellence in Children's Literature:

• 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Picture Books 6+)

• THE GITTLE LIST 2013 (Top 10 Self-published Children's Picture Books)

AUTHOR’S BONUS: For links to 'Amazing Monarch' facts, crafts, games, coloring pages, butterfly gardening, teachers' guides and more... Download at the author's website/blog, where you can also subscribe to free email updates from Bette. Download your FREE pdf FUN & LEARNING with Monarchs at http://4writersandreaders.com/fun-learning-with-monarchs/   Enjoy hours of monarch butterfly learning and fun anywhere, anytime.

Bette A. Stevens is a retired elementary and middle school teacher. Stevens lives in Hartland, Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead. AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale is Stevens's second children's book. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. Stevens advocates for children and families, childhood literacy and monarch butterflies. PURE TRASH, Stevens’s first book for YA/Adult  readers, is a short 1950s adventure story and the prequel to her upcoming novel to be released summer of 2014. Stevens is a member of Maine Writers & Publishers. She advocates for families, childhood literacy and monarch butterflies in her books and on her website/blog. Find out more about Stevens and her books at her website/blog http://www.4writersandreaders.com