Moths and Butterflies

Children's Literature

Delve into the lives of moths and butterflies with this book from the "Insects and Spiders" series. "Fascinating Fact" segments and "Did You Know?" blurbs appear throughout, offering the reader interesting tidbits of information. Short new chapters begin on almost every other page presenting the reader with definitions of moths and butterflies, what they eat, various habitats, their communication styles, and life cycles. Upon finishing this book, the reader will be know that there over "11,000 kind of moths and 400 kinds of butterflies" in Australia alone. One can also learn that scales cover the bodies of moths and butterflies and that the simple motion of picking one up can rub off the scales. Short well labeled sections, and brilliantly bright photographs compliment the book's makeup. With this book and the five others in the series, hours of learning can take place in the classroom or library. In addition to a useful glossary and index, a special feature is the end-of-book quiz page to test the reader on what has been learned. Of course, the answers to the quiz are provided. 2002 (orig. 2001), Chelsea House Publishers,
— Nancy Garhan Attebury