Butterflies

Butterflies

by Melis­sa Stewart

North­Word, 2007
Our Wild World series

for Ages 4–10

ISBN 978–1‑55971–967‑4

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

How does a cater­pil­lar become a but­ter­fly? What are anten­nae for? Why are some but­ter­flies more col­or­ful than oth­ers? Author Melis­sa Stew­art reveals the answers to these ques­tions and more. Find out how but­ter­flies live in Our Wide World.

Reviews

“Crisp text describes the major phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics, behav­ior, dis­tinc­tive char­ac­ter­is­tics of habi­tats, defense mech­a­nisms, diets, and life cycles. [The text] also men­tions hiber­na­tion, migra­tion, pol­li­na­tion, threats to the ani­mals’ sur­vival, and efforts to pre­serve them. But­ter­flies explains how the insects mate, a detail most intro­duc­tions omit. [The book offers] more detailed infor­ma­tion on phys­i­ol­o­gy and behav­ior and life cycles than most gen­er­al intro­duc­tions aimed at about the same age lev­el. These pro­fuse­ly illus­trat­ed titles will appeal to browsers as well as report writ­ers.” (School Library Jour­nal)

Behind the Book

“I’ve spent many hours observ­ing but­ter­flies in Cos­ta Rica, Mex­i­co, Europe, and near my home in east­ern Mass­a­chu­setts, so I was excit­ed to write this gen­er­al book on but­ter­flies. Even though I’d writ­ten about but­ter­flies before, I still learned plen­ty about them, includ­ing how they mate and that the monarch but­ter­fly was named by the Pilgrims.”

Butterflies

by Melis­sa Stewart

North­Word, 2007
Our Wild World series

for Ages 4–10

ISBN 978–1‑55971–967‑4

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.