Author: Rosemary Mosco
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735265925
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect. Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears and even poop? Some butterflies are loud, like the Cracker butterfly. Some are stinky -- the smell scares predators away. Butterflies can be sneaky, like the ones who pretend to be ants to get free babysitting. This hilarious and refreshing book with silly and sweet illustrations explores the science of butterflies and shows that these insects are not the stereotypically cutesy critters we often think they are -- they are fascinating, disgusting, complicated and amazing creatures.
Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!
Author: Rosemary Mosco
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735265925
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect. Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears and even poop? Some butterflies are loud, like the Cracker butterfly. Some are stinky -- the smell scares predators away. Butterflies can be sneaky, like the ones who pretend to be ants to get free babysitting. This hilarious and refreshing book with silly and sweet illustrations explores the science of butterflies and shows that these insects are not the stereotypically cutesy critters we often think they are -- they are fascinating, disgusting, complicated and amazing creatures.
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735265925
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect. Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears and even poop? Some butterflies are loud, like the Cracker butterfly. Some are stinky -- the smell scares predators away. Butterflies can be sneaky, like the ones who pretend to be ants to get free babysitting. This hilarious and refreshing book with silly and sweet illustrations explores the science of butterflies and shows that these insects are not the stereotypically cutesy critters we often think they are -- they are fascinating, disgusting, complicated and amazing creatures.
1000 Butterflies
Author: Hoskins Adrian
Publisher: Reed New Holland
ISBN: 9781921517563
Category : Butterflies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This wonderfully illustrated book is essentially a photographic guide to the butterflies of the world. It covers 1,000 species from every corner of the globe, encompassing all key families and species, including the likes of monarchs, birdwings, swordtails, morphos, glasswings, and so on. Species are arranged by family with six to eight to a spread, and each stunning image, taken of wild butterflies in their natural surroundings, is accompanied by useful text on ID, interesting features and geographical distribution.
Publisher: Reed New Holland
ISBN: 9781921517563
Category : Butterflies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This wonderfully illustrated book is essentially a photographic guide to the butterflies of the world. It covers 1,000 species from every corner of the globe, encompassing all key families and species, including the likes of monarchs, birdwings, swordtails, morphos, glasswings, and so on. Species are arranged by family with six to eight to a spread, and each stunning image, taken of wild butterflies in their natural surroundings, is accompanied by useful text on ID, interesting features and geographical distribution.
The Complete Book of North American Butterflies
Author: Paul A. Opler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607102762
Category : Butterflies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate reference guide to all species of butterflies in North America. Get to know these delicately serene creatures inThe Complete Book of North American Butterflies, a fascinating book filled with stunning full-color photographs and interesting facts. * Includes an entire chapter devoted to the resilient migrating Monarch. With its vibrant orange and black markings, it is possibly the most recognizable of all butterflies. * Explores the phenomenon of mimicry, a survival mechanism butterflies use to trick predators into thinking they are inedible--or perhaps an entirely different organism all together! * Migration is essential to the survival of butterflies. Learn about migration patterns, how butterflies source food and distribution of different species throughout the U.S. * Includes information on average life cycles (anywhere from 4 days to nearly one year) and the largest of all U.S. species (the Giant Swallowtail--its wingspan can be four to six inches). * Comprehensive guide features some of the most easily recognized butterflies from coast to coast. * Filled with full-color photographs showing butterflies in extraordinary detail.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607102762
Category : Butterflies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ultimate reference guide to all species of butterflies in North America. Get to know these delicately serene creatures inThe Complete Book of North American Butterflies, a fascinating book filled with stunning full-color photographs and interesting facts. * Includes an entire chapter devoted to the resilient migrating Monarch. With its vibrant orange and black markings, it is possibly the most recognizable of all butterflies. * Explores the phenomenon of mimicry, a survival mechanism butterflies use to trick predators into thinking they are inedible--or perhaps an entirely different organism all together! * Migration is essential to the survival of butterflies. Learn about migration patterns, how butterflies source food and distribution of different species throughout the U.S. * Includes information on average life cycles (anywhere from 4 days to nearly one year) and the largest of all U.S. species (the Giant Swallowtail--its wingspan can be four to six inches). * Comprehensive guide features some of the most easily recognized butterflies from coast to coast. * Filled with full-color photographs showing butterflies in extraordinary detail.
Can an Ant Carry Me?
Author: Greve
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1617410187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Curious Tots Will Love Having Many Of Their Questions About Ants Answered In This Fun, Fact Filled Board Book.
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1617410187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Curious Tots Will Love Having Many Of Their Questions About Ants Answered In This Fun, Fact Filled Board Book.
Muchas mariposas bonitas
Author: Rourke Educational Media
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1617410667
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Use Of Real-Life Images, Simple Nonfiction Text, And Colorful Art Help To Teach Real Ideas And Basic Concepts.
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1617410667
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Use Of Real-Life Images, Simple Nonfiction Text, And Colorful Art Help To Teach Real Ideas And Basic Concepts.
Butterflies of the World
Author: Adrian Hoskins
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9781421427171
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A unique global survey that touches on all butterfly families and subfamilies while celebrating their immense beauty and great diversity, Butterflies of the World is an essential reference and the best book of its kind.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9781421427171
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A unique global survey that touches on all butterfly families and subfamilies while celebrating their immense beauty and great diversity, Butterflies of the World is an essential reference and the best book of its kind.
Beautiful Butterflies: the British species described and illustrated. With an introductory chapter containing ... the history of a butterfly through all its changes and transformations, etc
Author: Henry Gardiner ADAMS
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Family Butterfly Book
Author: Rick Mikula
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781580173353
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A guide to creating habitats suitable for butterflies offers advice on growing host and nectar plants, building nets and cages, and caring for and feeding butterflies, and provides identification clues for various species.
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781580173353
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A guide to creating habitats suitable for butterflies offers advice on growing host and nectar plants, building nets and cages, and caring for and feeding butterflies, and provides identification clues for various species.
Butterflies Don't Chew Bubblegum
Author: Steve Hanson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983801955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Butterflies Don't Chew Bubblegum is an imaginative, interactive, children's picture book. Kids will giggle at the fun, creative things bugs do with bubblegum. For example, worms jump from the trees on bubblegum parachutes and ladybugs host an upside-down tea party on gum furniture. But you'll never catch a butterfly being silly because... butterflies don't chew bubblegum!Revised edition has simplified language for children 2-4.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983801955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Butterflies Don't Chew Bubblegum is an imaginative, interactive, children's picture book. Kids will giggle at the fun, creative things bugs do with bubblegum. For example, worms jump from the trees on bubblegum parachutes and ladybugs host an upside-down tea party on gum furniture. But you'll never catch a butterfly being silly because... butterflies don't chew bubblegum!Revised edition has simplified language for children 2-4.
Beautiful Butterflies
Author: Sue Whiting
Publisher: Book Company Pub Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781740472289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
A story featuring pretty butterflies is enhanced by die cut holes and large foil areas. On board pages.
Publisher: Book Company Pub Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781740472289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
A story featuring pretty butterflies is enhanced by die cut holes and large foil areas. On board pages.