I absolutely adored this book! I always enjoy reading or watching documentaries on ocean life, and this was just as fun as a television show. I would love to see this one in print, as I can imagine that the images and illustrations within the book would be of much better quality.

For those who love sea life, or are interested in plants and animals, this is a fabulous book to dive into! Perfect for younger readers as well!

The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals by Matt Sewell and Megan Lee is a children's nonfiction book currently scheduled for release on March 8 2022. This informative collection featuring mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, and plants from all continents and nearly all oceans will teach young nature lovers about migration in its many forms. Grade-school children will discover how creatures navigate the planet when they encounter climate change, sun, chemicals, the Earth’s magnetic field, and the changing seasons in this illustrated reference book. Follow flocks of arctic terns on their annual 24,855-mile journey between the Earth’s poles. Join the monarch butterflies on their famous pilgrimage, upwards of 3,000 miles, from Canada to Mexico. Marvel at wildebeests, humpback whales, salmon, dragonflies, and more, as they travel around the globe and battle the Earth’s toughest conditions to survive.

The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals is an interesting and accessible read that covers the migration style of over sixty living creatures. I thought the text was easy to follow, written in a conversational tone with some humor and interesting facts to keeps readers engaged. Each of the creature profiles includes one or most watercolor style illustrations of the subject matter. I think I would have preferred photographs, as the quality of those illustrations seemed to vary through out the book with some being near perfect and others feeling a little childish to me. The maps that are included are well done and help give a scope of some of the distances covered, but I do not think there are enough maps to really call this an atlas. I liked the information shared and think the book had great potential and intent, but fell short of what I was expecting from the title.

The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals is a well written and interesting read that could be helpful in the classroom. However, it fell short of being a true atlas for me.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A really interesting book about animals and plants that migrate. I didn't know that plants migrate, but I guess that does make sense when you think about it.

This is an interesting enrichment book for older elementary and middle school. The stories of migration across all sorts of life forms--plants, birds, insects, fish, mammals--really capture the wonders of nature. The maps make the boggling geographic scope of animals' movements hit home!

This is quite text-intensive, though the writing is accessible and almost conversational in tone. There is plenty of humor and interesting facts to hold attention, but this is definitely better suited to older students who are strong independent readers. Each article has a large, watercolor-style illustration, which adds visual interest. This would be nice to have available in school libraries as a resource for projects or kids particularly interested in animals.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals by Sewell is a wonderful introductory read about animal migration. It’s an easy reference book with great illustrations. Perfect for an elementary science reference library. The wide range of animals is bound to capture every reader’s interest.

A fabulous compendium of over 60 different organisms that migrate. These range from the common dandelion to rare endangered species. Scientific and common names are listed before a concise paragraph or two about its unique qualities. Understated watercolor illustrations accompany the text along with maps showing a select few migratory paths. Great for integrating science with geography. A good resource with a vocabulary that will be most useful for upper elementary through middle school age grades.

The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals
by Matt Sewell, written by Megan Lee

What a gorgeous book! This book covers a plethora of species of the flora and fauna variety. From zooplankton to whales and violets, this book breaks down the various migration patterns at a reading level that could be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of ages. While I wish there was more time and expansion in the map elements, this book did touch on just how far many of these creatures migrate/travel. Such a fun topic and love that readers can incrementally choose their own journey to read the book or read it from cover to cover in one go.

The illustrations are beautifully colored and textured and are sure to captivate readers and listeners alike.

Thank you NetGalley and Princeton Architectural Press for the opportunity to read this ARC!

This book is informative and the watercolor paintings inside are beautiful. There are a small handful of maps in there, but not enough to call this book an atlas. As a reader, when I pick up an atlas I expect to see maps on almost every single page. This is a terrific reference book about animals and children would learn a lot from it... but it is not an atlas.

Thanks to Net Galley for an ARC of The Atlas of Migrating Plants and Animals. This amazing books highlights dozens of animals, birds, and plants from all over the world that migrate to survive. Each page has well researched information to explain the creature's reasons for migration and an illustration. There are several maps that diagram the journeys of a few of the animals explained. The maps showcase the astounding treks undertaken with a short paragraph with details of the journey. For elementary school-age students, this is a book they can read on their own or have someone read it to them. It doesn't have to be read front to back. The reader can pick and choose the creature they are interested in and read about it. The book is versatile: you can read one page or all of the pages in a sitting. As a retired science teacher who taught a unit on adaptations and migration, I learned some new details that amazed me. Enjoy this book (even if you are older than elementary school students)!