By Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long.
We picked this up at the library yesterday. I picked it out, rather, because my daughter was mostly interested in running around the library.
I didn't look at it much until we got it home. I found it in the non-fiction area, so I figured it couldn't be bad. It's incredible.
Yeah, the title is corny. Yeah, that text rolling up is a bit much. But the information in it is really great. Everything you need to know about butterflies, using all the proper terminology, including the Latin terms and their translations.
The descriptions are such that my two-and-a-half year old mostly understands it, but it isn't patronising. I, personally, even found it interesting to read through.
The art is superb: colourful and detailed watercolours. The pages are laid out in a clear and organized fashion. Every butterfly, caterpillar and pupa is labeled.
I may end up purchasing this one when the kids are old enough to read it themselves.
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