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A World Of Butterflies | 
| Authors: Kjell Sandved, Brian Cassie
Creator: Robert Michael Pyle
Publisher: Bulfinch
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 171397
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0821228935
Dewey Decimal Number: 595.789
EAN: 9780821228937
ASIN: 0821228935
Publication Date: May 5, 2004
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Product Description
A delightful small-format book that will appeal to butterfly enthusiasts young and old, with vivid images by the leading butterfly photographer and texts by preeminent writers in the field. This chunky small-format gift book-432 pages, hardcover-features exquisite full-page pictures of 200 butterflies from around the world, accompanied by text that is informative and engaging, including essays on butterfly migration, butterflies and the environment, gardening, and watching and collecting butterflies. The selection of butterflies is arranged by location, from the Arctic Circle to rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. Species in the book include butterflies from India, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ireland, Russia, New Guinea, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and many North American favorites.
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 handy April 14, 2008
This book was exactly what we expected, small in size and informative but with plenty of pictures of different species of butterflies. Good quality photos too.
 Butterflies made simple (or, the Really Beautiful and Complete Idiots Guide to Lepodiatry) January 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some books are meant for reference, and some are meant for research. Some are meant to educate, and some are entertaining. This one is just beautiful.
After a brief introductory to the world of lepodiatry which includes an overview of all the subspecies and anatomical makeup, you are treated to a brief yet concise coverage of butterflies in stunningly well-taken photographs. Each photograph comes with an accompanying page that--in very plain English--explains to you both the habitat, rarity, location and pertinent details of each specimen.
The beauty of this book is its simplicity in language for the beginner. I had a burgeoning interest in bubberflies (as my four-year-old calls them) and after going through several field guides which were a bit baffling with their scientific language, I found this one absolutely perfect for my beginning interest. However, with the gorgeous photography, the experienced butterfly enthusiast would love this book as well, especially with the guidance it provides for finding certain specimens.
So if you are experienced or just moderately interested in butterflies, then this is the book for you, or perfect as a gift for the lepodiatry enthusiast. A real treat.
Beautiful butterfly book May 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The pictures in this book are marvelous. It makes me want to travel the world and see all these gorgeous creatures.
A World Of Butterflies January 21, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a gift and well received. I have rated it from their comments
A World of Butterflys January 17, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found the book very interesting.The pictures were very clear.I would recomend it to other people.
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