The Family Butterfly Book

by Rick Mikula

Offering 40 fun projects that include building butterfly habitats, feeding butterflies by hand, and even incorporating live butterflies into special celebrations, Rick Mikula encourages you to get the whole family involved as you explore the exciting and colorful world of butterflies. Providing a comprehensive overview of the butterfly lifecycle and close-up photography of 40 stunning North American species, this guide teaches you everything you need to know to identify, care for, and raise these beautiful and fascinating insects. 

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Reference

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2000

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a big book with a lot of good information. I checked it out so that my pre1k students could look at different types of butterflies.

[Barbara M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well done book about butterflies that covers many of the common and popular North American species. This truly is for families and can easily appeal to parents and older children - it doesn't speak down to adults. The author has excellent credentials when it comes to butterfly culture. The book covers the lore and nature of the insects, how to identify the caterpillar and the adult and then the culture showing those daring enough how to raise butterflies. The illustrations are good with a mix of drawings and photographs.

The section showing each of the individual species include full pages dedicated to them with maps, eggs, caterpillars and pupae/larva/chrysalis. I haven't seen one as well-done as this to show each stage of development.

[C.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for anyone interested in butterflies!

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most well organized, illustrated and written non-fiction books I've ever read. I refer to it on a regular basis.

[Shae Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent information!

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book for discovering butterflies with the grandkids