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Title: Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America by Amy Bartlett Wright, Roger Tory Peterson ISBN: 0-395-91184-2 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Comprehensive and Useful!
Comment: Our childrens librarian recommended this book to us and it has been so helpful. We are always finding caterpillars, cocoons, butterflies and have found the illustrations in this book very helpful in identifying them. My son is five and the illustrations are good enough so that he can identify the caterpillars and butterflies even though he can't read yet. I would highly recommend this guide!
Rating: 4
Summary: Great reference book on Caterpillars
Comment: Our 6-year old daughter is a budding entomologist, and has been fascinated with butterflies in particuluar for the last two years. Each spring she has a great time running around our garden collecting caterpillars and raising them into butterflies. The problem we always had was how to identify them before they actually became butterflies...
Well, this book is a great help in that respect. It lays out the various broad categories of caterpillars in order to simplify identification. A very nice feature is that it also often includes information on the plant species that both the caterpillar and the adult butterfly feed upon.
Also, a great small size - perfect as a "field guide". We keep a copy in the glove box of our VW camper so that it is always handy on family outings.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Only Caterpillar Field Guide!
Comment: If you've been looking for a book to help you identify caterpillars, you may have noticed that field guides for butterflies and moths are nearly useless in this regard. Entomologists don't seem to be nearly as fascinated with the larvae of these creatures as they are with the adults. But this is the guide you've been looking for! Although the First Guides are written for children, this book is suitable for adults as well and is by no means remedial. The book is made to take along at 3 3/4x7 1/4 inches in size and 128 pages long. It begins with an introduction to caterpillars which explains their structure, life cycle, protective mechanisms, and gives brief instructions for attracting and caring for caterpillars. This is followed by pictures and descriptions of 120 caterpillars. Each caterpillar is clearly illustrated for easy identification. Illustrations of the adult moths and butterflies are included, so you will know what the little critter will turn into. (All illustrations are drawings.) There is a description of each caterpillar which includes details of its appearance, size, diet, and where it is found. A few caterpillars that are dangerous to handle are marked with don't-handle signs. (They won't kill you; they cause skin irritation, pain, and rashes, at worst.)
Recommended for everyone who would like to know just what those caterpillars are and what they will become. A great gift for kids who like the outdoors. The book's only real shortcoming is that it is not comprehensive. We can always hope that the publisher will add more species in a later edition. In the meantime, this guide will enable you to identify most common species of caterpillar.
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Title: Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths by Paul A. Opler, Amy Bartlett Wright ISBN: 0395906652 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 20 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America by Richard E. White, Christopher Leahy ISBN: 0395906644 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 20 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard by John Himmelman ISBN: 0892725281 Publisher: Down East Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies by Blair Nikula, Jackie Sones, Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes ISBN: 0316816795 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) by Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman ISBN: 0618153128 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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