Book Description

Butterfly Wings, Thoughts that will let you Soar! is a collection of topics relating to the ephemeral butterfly. Each topic has a correlating spiritual thought, verse or scripture. Although accurate, the information is presented in a non-scientific easily readable format, interspersed with original watercolor art. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Butterfly Wings is truly inspirational!
a rare treasure of art, inspiration, and butterfly facts. I loved Butterfly Wings and was truly moved by the inspirational thoughts and artwork. A great gift for any butterfly connoisseur. ... Read more

Book Description

More than 100 species--all the butterflies most commonly seen across the United States and Canada.Peterson FlashGuides are the most compact and convenient field guides ever made: slim as road maps and ideal for hikers, bikers, canoeists, or anyone who wants to travel light. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Views From a Children's Literature Student
This great introductory book about the beautiful appearance and physical characteristics of the insect known as a butterfly teaches children to identify butterflies body parts, which like all insects, consist of six legs, a head, thorax, abdomen, antennas, and wings. It also explains where and what types of habitats they can be found in such as jungles, and deserts. It displays their beautiful scale colored wings and explains that they are created for disguise from predators, and that they are also classified into different families based on their color schemes. Children will also learn what their diets consist of, and how each butterfly goes through different stages as it progresses throughout it's life span.
Julie Murray has published over forty books within this series and each book is about insects or animals around the world. In Butterflies, as well as in her other series, she provides children with numerous ways to expand their knowledge in a fun and interesting way. The need for intellectual security, or the need to know, may be developed even more specifically for their age and curiosity than an ordinary textbook. The book begins with a table of contents. Each page preceding it has new up-to date informational facts that stand out upon the white background. Any new expansion of vocabulary that may be difficult to understand is highlighted in bright orange text, and explained at the end of the story. The photographed pictures on each page create aesthetic satisfaction for small readers and establish an up-close and detailed understanding of the reading. Photos are accompanied by a review of the most important notes one has learned from the reading and are displayed in bold text inside highlighted boxes. After the reading, a list of different activities such as projects and web sights are listed to give additional educational information as well as helping to furthering one's interest and it also involves fun activities in which children can apply the information they have learned. Since the book deals with butterflies there is no stereotyping present. Nor is there any anthropomorphism due to the fact that there is no personalization of Mother Nature. The book clearly identifies adequate butterfly facts that strike the curiosity of little minds in an appropriate and in-depth manner for children at a reading level of grade two. However, due to the beautiful photos and numerous facts, interest in this book could be anywhere from grades K-3. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Mister Monarch
Fred Urquhart's work with the Monarch Butterfly is a classic study which has led to to the vast intrest by many people, including numbers of classrooms of young children who delight in the rearing of this fantastic insect and Monarch Watch's (Univ. of Kansas) tagging of the Monarch. This is not a book replete with color photos and simplist descriptions that would be enjoyed by the novice enthusiast, however, for one who is interested in learning more this book is a must have. (Dr. Urquahart's origin book on the Monarch was published approximately 40 years ago and is a bona fida collector's item.)

A classic!
Anyone wishing to study the migration of the monarch butterfly would do well to start with this volume. Urquhart's work, though dated, is a classic of scientific research and led to the discovery of the Mexican wintering grounds in 1978. The life cycle and metamorphosis of the butterflies is covered in detail, as are methods of raising monarchs, at home or in the classroom. Later researchers have built on his work but not superseded it. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Nice butterfly designs
There are three sheets of heavy white plastic with 15 stencil designs.There are large and small butterfly designs, and one butterfly "in profile".All others are shown with wings spread.

The stencils aresturdy and fairly open, so kids could probably use them with success. ... Read more