Henry Carter Hull

Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars and finally butterflies.

Discusses the physical structure, life cycle, courtship and reproduction, and daily behaviors of butterflies, and includes information on butterfly survival strategies, variations, enemies, ecology and distribution, and relationship to humans.

Text and color photos present information on the raising and mating of butterflies; provide instructions for twelve projects, including making a butterfly house and learning to hand-feed them; and profile nearly forty types of butterflies, listing their breeding areas, host plants, and nectar plants, and describing their chrysalises and their physical traits as caterpillars and as butterflies.

Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, and growth from pupa to larva to adult.

Tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them to the jungle to search for it.

Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.

Full-color photographs and illustrations describe the physical characteristics, behaviors, habits, and life cycle of butterflies and moths.

Children in the classroom watch a caterpillar grow, disappear inside a shell it makes, and come out of the shell a beautiful butterfly.

Describes the butterfly's life cycle, different kinds of butterflies, their relationship with humans, and the roles they have played in various cultures around the world.

Presents information on how to create a garden that will attract butterflies and provide for their continuing needs; discusses the basics of butterfly lives; provides an identification guide to common backyard species in North America; and includes details on the life and behavior of each species.