Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies (Take Along Guides)

Beautiful illustrations, lots of information and can be used as an insect field guide for kids. It's geared more towards the over 5 kids - the information is lost on the little ones - but is great to have in a children's library. For toddlers and beginner book lovers, try National Geographic's Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs. It's more of a picture book that will hold their attention better. This book is a great one to move them into later, as they're attention span grows.

Great book for budding entomologists. This book is full of facts, wonderful pictures and projects. There are places to journal things so it's great for kids to really learn about and study different bugs, butterflies, etc. My kids are obsessed with anything entomology right now, so this is a great way for them to capture what they are learning in a book/journal. We also have other books from this same company and love those as well. This is a great series. We love that it's not just about reading facts and stories, but also includes projects, journal pages, etc.

I bought this for my 4 year old son after finding a couple of tobacco hornworms in the tomato garden last summer. The author did a good job balancing the content and picking the most popular bugs to cover. The tomato hornworm is covered, but not tobacco hornworm. But that's just a little detail I can easily gloss over. Although the text is small, the illustrations are so good that they hold his attention while I read to him. His favorite pages are the tomato hornworm, banded woolly bear caterpillar, ladybug, and katydid. He also loves the how-to page on capturing a banded woolly bear in the fall and watching it turn into a moth in the spring.

Each page highlights a different stage of development or highlights a particular bug. Great illustrations with indepth descriptions. Best for children 5 and older.

Written so well. Just the right amount of info, lots of good facts, great pics, and some really fun memorable things for kids too, whether it’s silly names for bugs or possible science projects. Helped my son overcome some fears of insects.

What child doesn't enjoy the flight of a butterfly? And who isn't fascinated by the magical caterpillar's slight of hand transformation into this wonderful winged creature? This colorful book has it all as well as pictures and details of a myriad of other six legged critters lurking out our front and back doors in our bushes, trees and grasses. Easy to read and drawings are great. And contrary to its author's name, the book is anything but "Boring". I can hardly wait for Mel's book on beetles which I'm sure will be "Boring".

I liked the information and pictures along with the quality of the paper used. It is easy for my 4 year old granddaughter to understand and she loves the beautiful pictures.

This is a really excellent book about insects for bright and inquisitive kids 6-12. It is well organized, nicely illustrated, and very informative without overloading the reader with too much information. I'm sure I'll be getting additional copies for future gifts. Thank you author Mel Goring and Illustrator Linda Garrow: superb work!

livret anglophone broché souple moyen format carré ancien (1996) consacré à quelques espèces d'insectes nord-américaines courantes (y compris des papillons); après une brève introduction une quinzaine de double-pages décrivent les aspects principaux de l'histoire naturelle de chaque espèce (une vingtaine en tout) ; illustrations couleurs accompagnées d'un texte abordable pour de jeunes lecteurs; conseils pratiques pour trouver plus facilement l'espèce; pas de carte de distribution; à réserver aux jeunes ou aux néophytes (en expliquant que ce sont des espèces qu'on ne voit pas en europe); les naturalistes confirmés trouveront cet ouvrage beaucoup trop superficiel

My grandson loves this book. It came just in time, he will be going to his grandfathers cottage soon and will come in handy, especially with the ruler on the back cover.

Great pictures and lots of information.

This is the perfect book for bug loving enthusiasts.

My grandson loves any kind if books, he told me he's going to use his binoculars to look for all kinds of bugs.