Insects on Display: A Guide to Mounting & Displaying Insects [Paperback]

Connie Zakowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Insects On Display is a family craft how-to book and a book for crafters who like careful hand work. Described and illustrated are the steps necessary to create beautiful displays (case and dome) using real (but dead) insects and craft supplies. Even the most squeamish family members can be involved in this instructive hobby. And it's the perfect next step to help children display the specimens they captured and cared for. This book is the companion to The Insect Book: A Basic Guide to the Collection and Care of Common Insects for Young Children (ISBN 1-56825-037-1). Insects On Display will teach you how to 1] identify insect body parts (to help you follow the mounting instructions), 2] mount butterflies and moths (meaning to arrange them for presentation), 3] mount hard-shell insects (like beetles), 4] handle difficult-to-mount insects (like mantids), and 5] display specimens in cases and domes. Skills are highly illustrated, supplies and their sources are listed (including online sources), and it features a glossary, a suggested reading list and an index.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

We couldn't wait to publish this book, because we sold so many of The Insect Book, we knew there were many kids out there with great specimens that they could learn to display (with their parents' and siblings' help). Connie is devoted to the study of insects, and we're delighted to have her continuing the Insect series with us.

About the Author

Connie has taken you another step farther into the world of insect collecting. Just as her first book, The Insect Book, taught you how to collect and care for insects, Insects on Display has illustrated how to preserve your specimens.

Connie lives in southeastern Wisconsin, where summer months have provided her the opportunity to raise several insect species. Her most recent “family” consisted of Cecropia and Polyphemus caterpillars, which she raised from the eggs of mated moths of each species. Collecting all the food and caring for the caterpillars is time-consuming, and it kept her very busy. She enjoyed watching them grow, day by day. As summer comes to an end, the caterpillars will all make cocoons, and they will be returned to nature to spend the winter months in their natural environment.

During the winter months, when the insects are dormant, Connie spends her time creating displays of her specimens so they can be seen close-up for all the years to come.

Connie enjoys giving lectures and showing off her collection to different schools, youth organizations, and senior citizens’ groups. During the winter, she brings her prepared displays; during summer, she brings live specimens. The reaction she receives from these presentations is rewarding. It always generates many entertaining stories of the viewers’ encounters with the insect world.

The study of entomology has been an interesting and educational avocation for Connie. She still finds a little extra time for photography and plans to include this hobby in her future endeavors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: Rainbow Books (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156825041X
• ISBN-13: 978-1568250410
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Insects & Spiders

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