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Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawai‘i's Kamehameha Butterflies
Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
Illustrator: Susan L. Roth
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Lee and Low
ISBN: 978-1-62014-971-3
Keywords: Hawaii, conservation, environmental protection, butterflies, picture book for older readers
Realistic collages adorn this history of the lovely Kamehameha butterfly and of Hawai'i, its native habitat. Informative photographs. Back matter.