| Butterflies Contributor(s): Mikula, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761125779 ISBN-13: 9780761125778 Publisher: Workman Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.01 Product Type: Other Published: August 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Butterflies The Great Egg-fly, which flies over 1,400 miles over water from Australia to New Zealand. The prism-winged Blue Morphos, believed by some Amazon tribes to be bits of fallen sky. The African Giant Swallowtail, with a 12-inch wingspan, and the fingernail sized Pygmy Blue. Bringing the fascinating world of butterflies to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a field guide to 50 of these vibrant and graceful creatures. Each entry features a die-cut, full-color image that makes identification simple and conclusive, plus additional photographs of the insects, often as caterpillars and pupae. Lively text covers life cycle, diet, habitat, gender variations, and the secrets of butterfly survival: camouflage, poison, and mimicry. 50 DIE-CUT CARDS |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. |
| Dewey: 595.78 |
| LCCN: 2006283664 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Series: Fandex Family Field Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 4.2" W x 10.84" (0.67 lbs) 50 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A favorite subject of kids, nature lovers, scientists, and collectors, "Butterflies" takes full advantage of Fandex's unique full-color die-cut format to celebrate 50 butterfly species, from the enormous Queen Alexandra Birdwing, with its 11-inch wingspan, to the Blue Morpho, whose stunning metallic-blue color is caused by tiny prisms in its wings. Each entry includes the Latin name, range, plants used for laying eggs and drinking nectar, migration and mating habits, and how to recognize the species in its caterpillar, pupa, and adult stages. Includes 50 die-cut cards. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mikula, Rick: - Rick Mikula, author of The Family Butterfly Book, is known as the grandfather of butterfly farming. He owns Hole-in-Hand Butterfly Farm and serves as a habitat consultant for numerous museums, zoos, aviaries, universities, and parks, including Dolly Parton's Butterfly Emporium at Dollywood and the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House. He gives hundreds of lectures and workshops every year, and his work has been featured in newspapers, in magazines, and on television and radio programs around the world. Mikula lives in Pennsylvania. |