Butterfly enthusiasts will delight in the 200 vivid images from across the globe, accompanied by informative and engaging text from preeminent writers in the field.
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The patterns and colors of butterfly wings can be as complex and brilliant as those of fine tapestries, but they’re often hard to appreciate as the little insects flutter from flower to flower. In this gorgeous little nature album (it’s 3.5" x 6"), Sandved gets butterflies to hold still—by capturing them in close-up photographs—and the secrets that he reveals can be breathtaking. There are butterflies, like the Adonis Blue and the Red Glider, whose deep hues resemble jewels, and others, like the Callicore Hydaspes, whose boldly patterned wings seem like studies in composition. Some butterflies, like the Ninety-Eight butterfly, even seem to flaunt whimsical designs of numbers, faces or hearts. The background text by Cassie is minimal: just enough to tell readers about butterfly anatomy, reproduction, migration, feeding and mimicry. Cassie also accompanies each image with a concise summary of that butterfly’s habitat, range and habits. All in all, this is a lovely book—small enough to take on a butterfly-watching expedition, but pretty enough to display on a coffee table.
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"This beautifully designed and produced book . . . inspires you to go out and look for butterflies yourself." -- Communiqué: American Zoo & Aquarium Association, April 2004
"This photographic peek into lepidorptera land unveils a world of astonishing and visual delights" -- Los Angeles Times
"This photographic peek into lepidorptera land unveils a world of astonishing and visual delights" -- Los Angeles Times
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transformations, be grateful,
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Photography is simple and elegant, image is right faced page layout, text explanation of the image left face layout. This was purchased for it to be a gift. I believe it is high quality. The image definitions, colours, and natures detailed designs are clear to behold and appreciate. Better still if you are at that place in life for being able to learn and be grateful for the things we take for granted. Great for designers -from fashion through to structural engineers. Regardless of where you are at, it's a stunning book to have on the coffee table or amongst your library
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Emerging slowly... graceful!,
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Received this book as a birthday gift and I couldn't be more happy! It is very thoughtful and gorgeous for the true butterfly lover in your life. Very compact with the beautiful jacket shown. It is a wonderful coffee table book and will surely get a lot of viewing time.
My daughters love to glance during commercials and ask many questions. The images are truly breathtaking and there is information provided as to where you would see these beauties. On a typical page, you will find this info: *Information of the name and species and interesting little facts in a small paragraph. *Description: The colors, markings etc. *Habitat: Where they like to live or stay. *Range: Location; as in where in the world. *Wingspan: Self-explanatory Highly recommend to butterfly and nature lovers in general!
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A World of Butterflys,
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I found the book very interesting.The pictures were very clear.I would recomend it to other people.
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THE MONARCH IS more well-known, but the Painted Lady is unquestionably one of the greatest migratory butterflies in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
band crossing wings, wing margins, woodland edges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, North Africa, South America, British Columbia, New Guinea, New Mexico, West Indies, Central America, Greater Antilles, Near East, New England, Northern Hemisphere, Solomon Islands, Rocky Mountains, Central Africa, Middle East, New Zealand New!
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THE MONARCH IS more well-known, but the Painted Lady is unquestionably one of the greatest migratory butterflies in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
band crossing wings, wing margins, woodland edges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, North Africa, South America, British Columbia, New Guinea, New Mexico, West Indies, Central America, Greater Antilles, Near East, New England, Northern Hemisphere, Solomon Islands, Rocky Mountains, Central Africa, Middle East, New Zealand New!
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