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Butterfly flutters tickle the drowsy heart, awakening imagination,
curiosity, wonder and dreams. Where will you fly once touched by a butterfly’s
wings? ~K. D'Angelo
Butterfly Books for Children and Adults
Curl up and enjoy a great book on butterflies! Choose from our selected personal
favorites on butterfly gardening, butterfly field guides or simply stories to
entertain and educate children about butterflies, any of which are sure to provide
hours of reading enjoyment.
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For every person who has ever watched and marveled at the magic as a butterfly
emerges from a chrysalis, this book is a treasure chest of amazing butterfly
transformations. Readers are invited to explore and experience the life cycles
of 22 common backyard butterflies, in this unique collection of stunning
full color, up-close photography, all taken in a live garden setting. |
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Flying Flowers is an exquisite collection of intimate and up-close
images of living butterflies by renowned nature photographer Rick Sammon.
A mediation and celebration of one of nature's most beautiful creatures, Flying
Flowers takes the reader on a visual journey into the miracle of transformation.
The butterfly, with its amazing metamorphosis from a crawling caterpillar
into a vivid and graceful winged creature. |
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Award-winning nature journalist Sharman Apt Russell weaves an elegant historical
and scientific web in her compact and compelling book, which traces humanity's
obsession with butterflies throughout history, including the unfortunate
Eleanor Glanville, who was declared insane because of her vast collection. |
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Reminiscent of nineteenth-century botanical prints, the full-color illustrations
in these small nature guides are miniature watercolors, as delightful to
look at as they are accurate. Beneath each illustration the reader will find
the popular and scientific names, size, range, and a concise description
of the habitat or an interesting bit of lore. Ideal for the backpacker or
day hiker, the books fit handily in the pocket. "Painted Ladies" details
the butterflies of North America. |
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Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Backyard includes Sally's
unique field guide to identifying hummingbirds and butterflies. No stuffy
scientific lingo here. Sally's writing is light and entertaining throughout
her descriptions of each lovely hummingbird and butterfly, and she tells
it as she sees it in describing the sometimes less-than-lovely looks of caterpillars.
Sally also lists favorite nectar flowers for each type of butterfly and hummingbird. |
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This is the most comprehensive guide to these creatures available. It contains
all the information necessary to find and identify the caterpillars of North
America. Caterpillar seekers will learn how to distinguish between butterfly
caterpillars and moth caterpillars, where and how to find caterpillars, and
the visual differences between young and older caterpillars. Each species
section describes how to identify the caterpillar, complete with brilliant
photos. To make for easy field use, each caterpillar's key physical features,
abundance, habitat, and major host plants are listed on the same page as
its photo. The book also contains a special section on butterfly gardening,
offering valuable information on how to set up a butterfly garden and raise
healthy butterfly caterpillars, and provides a thorough list of the plants
butterflies most like to feast on. From the concerned gardener who wishes
not to kill caterpillars that may one day become beautiful butterflies to
the serious enthusiast wishing to take the hobby to the next level, this
remarkable guide will provide all of the information necessary for an enriching
caterpillar experience. |
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Track the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly with beautiful photographs
and illustrations. Includes instructions for hands-on activities, like planting
a butterfly garden, crafting monarch-inspired artwork, and joining other
kids throughout North America to chart the monarchs' annual cross-continent
migration. A 1999 Parents' Choice © Silver Honor Winner. |
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Where Butterflies Grow describes the metamorphosis and life of a Black Swallowtail
butterfly. In a field of lacy leaves, a small caterpillar hatches, grows,
and sheds its skin, becoming a smooth, green creeper. It eats and changes
some more, then in a sequence of remarkable close-ups, spins a silken sling
in which to pupate, until it finally bursts forth as a brilliant Black Swallowtail
Butterfly. Includes suggestions on how children can grow butterflies in their
own gardens. |
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Maraleen Manos-Jones combines myth, legend, poetry and art in this
beautiful, yet serious, coffee-table book that explores the myriad ways in
which humans have perceived butterflies throughout history. Butterflies have
appeared in works of art since antiquity, not just for their decorative value
but also as spiritual beings, symbolic of metamorphosis, rebirth, love, hope,
and freedom. This enchanting collection of writings and images, the result
of years of research, celebrates the power of one of the world's most delicate
creatures. This 144 page book has 150 full-color and 25 black and white illustrations. |
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The Xerces Society and Smithsonian Institution collaborated to produce this
fascinating book on butterflies and moths. Each chapter was contributed by
an expert, writing on topics such as night gardens for moths (Dave Winter)
and butterflies' vision (Miriam Rothschild). The book also contains garden
designs, plant profiles, an extensive bibliography and resource list. How
does one improve on such a book? This newly revised edition of Butterfly
Gardening includes chapters on beneficial insects and pollination, as well
as a current bibliography. |
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An excellent read for anyone interested in learning more about the
fascinating lifecycles of butterflies! With an inviting and informative text,
over 300 color photographs and drawings and passion for butterflies, the
author takes you on a wonderful journey through the butterflies domain. The
book is divided into five chapters which include; What are butterflies? How
many kinds of butterflies are there? Where do they live? How do they live?
What can we do to help them survive? Some topics discussed are butterfly
evolution, life cycle, courtship and reproduction, anatomy, geographic distribution,
migration, demography, as well as butterfly watching. Whether you are just
beginning to explore the world of butterflies or you are a seasoned butterfly
enthusiast you are sure to enjoy this comprehensive and beautifully written
book! |
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The effective collaboration of author Paul Opler and artist Susan Strawn,
Butterflies Of North America is an educational coloring and activity book
for young people, featuring word searches, word scrambles, fascinating information
concerning over 150 butterfly species and where they live, and accurate artwork
children can color. Inset color diagrams show the natural colors of the butterflies,
and the species descriptions offer a wealth of insights such as when and
where given species are found, and unusual features of each. Butterflies
Of North America is a fascinating, informative, and fun introduction to these
beautiful insects. |
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Children are often fascinated by butterflies of all shapes, sizes and colors.
This book is the perfect learning tool for parents and teachers who are interested
in teaching youngsters about the life cycle of butterflies. Caterpillar,
chrysalis, butterfly, follow the metamorphosis of this familiar backyard
creature as it evolves into a delicate flying insect. Written in a conversational
tone, this resource uses colorful artwork and simple, oversized text to explain
different aspects of a butterfly's life. A special "Did You Know..." section
in the back of the book contains some interesting butterfly trivia such as "If
a human baby grew as fast as a caterpillar, it would weight about 8 tons
when it was only two weeks old." This introductory volume is designed
to help children learn how to make thoughtful observations in nature and
develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for living things. |
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With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small
miracle in their own backyard-the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar
into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers
will find out how butterflies see thousands of images at once, drink nectar
from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size, shape, and
color. Readers will also follow the amazing migration of millions of monarchs.
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The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an "umbrella-vator" ride
through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest,
encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way. |
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More than 250 glorious color photographs fill this guide to these beautiful
insects, enabling the reader to identify 89 species of Southern California
butterflies, along with their favorite habitats and food plants. Excellent
photos (by Herbert Clarke) with ID guidelines, help in field identification.
The author has also included helpful information about preferred habitat,
food plants, seasonality, and types of overwintering forms. Includes information
on butterfly classification, life cycle and behavior, butterfly watching,
creating a garden to attract butterflies, and protecting habitat and endangered
species. Also contains a species checklist for recording butterfly sightings.
Everyone from the novice to the seasoned butterfly enthusiast will find this
book useful and enjoyable. Contains index and bibliography. |
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With the help of her grandfather, a little girl and her grandfather rescue
a caterpillar from a hungry bird, they build a house to keep it safe until
the day it finished it's metamorphosis and flies away. When the girl grows
old, the butterfly comes back to return her kindness. Beautifully illustrated
in full color with gouache paintings. |
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The Stokes Butterfly Book is a must have for the beginning butterfly gardener
and enthusiast. The Butterfly Book includes more than 140 stunning color
photographs of butterflies in all of their life stages. Samples of butterfly
garden plans and a complete lists of the plants that butterflies are drawn
to and the plants that their larvae feed on. Descriptions of the lives and
fascinating behaviors of 63 of the most common North American species. |
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Wings of the World serves as a catalyst and a springboard encouraging
children to not only learn how to write the alphabet but to also explore
the wonderful world of butterflies. With interactive guidance from parents,
older siblings, and older playmates, children learn about the important facts
related to butterfly anatomy, size, and wing characteristics. In addition
to practicing capital and lower case alphabet letters, children's perceptive
abilities (look and see) are challenged to respond to a specific question
related to each butterfly. The breathtaking illustrations were rendered in
colored pencil by Hedy Hing Yee. |
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This colorful guide identifies and describes 50 different worldwide butterfly
species, from the enormous Queen Alexandria birdwing with its 11-inch wingspan
to the stunning blue morpho butterfly. Each butterfly is fully described,
including its Latin name, range, plants used for laying eggs and nectar,
migration and mating habits and how to recognize the species in its caterpillar,
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Butterfly flutters tickle the drowsy heart, awakening imagination,
curiosity, wonder and dreams. Where will you fly once touched by a butterfly’s
wings? ~K. D'Angelo
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