A must-have for nature lovers in the Pacific Northwest   Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated field guide to more than 200 of the region's most common and distinctive butterflies. Profiles include preferred common name for both genus and species, conservation status, the look and distinguishing traits of each butterfly, habitat and range, and much more. Additional information includes a brief introduction...

Hedgehog loves her garden. Passers-by often stop to admire her beautiful flowers. But one day Hedgehog wakes to find her pretty garden ruined! Who has eaten all her plants? Hedgehog blames each of her friends, but it wasn't any of them. Then Hedgehog has an idea. After working all day tidying and replanting her garden, she sets a trap to catch the culprit.... This endearing story about hard-work, forgiveness and compromise also celebrates the beauty...

La divertida exploración de Ross Burach de la metamorfosis te hará aletear de júbilo, y a la vez te brindará datos reales acerca de cómo las orugas se transforman en mariposas. Ross Burach's hilarious, tongue-in-cheek exploration of metamorphosis will make you flutter with glee, while also providing real facts about how caterpillars transform into butterflies.

A group of monarch butterflies that is getting ready to migrate demonstrates how to count by tens and provides facts about monarch butterflies.

Kindergarteners raise butterflies from egg to adult in this close-up look at the insect life cycle. Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: raising butterflies. Astonishing photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. Engaging text captures the children's wonder and explains the science behind metamorphosis.

This book contains a fascinating account of some of the authors experiences as a naturalist living near The Limberlost, a swamp in north-eastern Michigan, North America. With masterful descriptions of moths and astute observation about nature and life in general, Gene Stratton-Porter's "Moths of the Limberlost" constitutes a must-read for nature lovers everywhere. Contents include: "Moths of the Limberlost", "Moths, Eggs, Caterpillars, Winter Quarters",...

Every year the monarch butterflies undertake the most amazing migration on Earth. Over the course of four generations, they travel from Canada to Mexico and back. This is an educational story about their challenging journey and the inspirational story of how one generation can inspire the next to make the world a better place. More about this book: This book is part of an author-in-residence project and illustrated by elementary students is my proudest...

"Gramma Tinker is acting strangely -- even for a really old caterpillar who is always inventing things. One day, worker ants Leaf and Lu, who often visit Gramma in her cherry tree, are fascinated to find her creating what she calls her greatest invention yet: the Wingmaker 77. Gramma is busily preparing for an upcoming adventure, and Leaf and Lu can't imagine what it might be -- especially when she mysteriously explains that she'll rest inside the...

"What animal has wings like these? Little ones will love guessing which of their favorite animals belong to each set of wings in this question-and-answer title filled with bold text and bright photographs."--Back cover.

Introduces readers to butterflies and their role as pollinators, while also exploring their physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and threats they face.