This splendid introduction to one of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating creatures deserves to be in every school and home library.
In clear simple language we learn about the life cycle from egg, larva, pupa to adult. Fascinating facts abound: caterpillars spend their whole lives eating – they can eat up to four times their own body weight every day… p14.
Each carefully designed spread has a brief text with scientific terms such as proboscis, spiracles, exoskeleton in a larger capitalised font. Topics covered include description, food, natural enemies, mating, and the differences between moths and butterflies
The accompanying photographs are breathtaking, clear, detailed and intensely colourful. The glossary at the end summarises the information presented in the body of the text.
This is definitely a picture book for the budding naturalist in your family as it will help create a lifelong interest in these wonderful insects and school libraries also will find this useful and attractive book a popular addition to the collection.
