Mel Boring
This "Take-Along Guide" introduces you to the amazing world of insects and helps you identify caterpillars, bugs and butterflies right in your own backyard. Learn to find and identify 8 caterpillars, 12 bugs and 10 butterflies and moths, many in your own backyard. Did you know that the gypsy moth caterpillar looks like a tiny parade float? Or, that there are 10 million billion ants in the world? Great color illustrations, fun facts and activities make this a great book for kids aged 4 – 10. The Take Along Guide series is loaded with colorful illustrations and useful tips help elementary school aged kids find and identify different kinds of plants or animals in each of the fun guides. With a ruler on the back and scrapbook pages, they are great to take along on any outdoor adventure. For each species, children learn what it looks like, what it eats and where to find it. There are fascinating facts, fun activities, and scrapbook pages for notes or drawings.
Softcover, 48 pgs, 90 illustrations, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 11/1998