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The Little Book of Butterflies

Author: Andrei Sourakov, Tugce Okay and Alexandra A. Sourakov   Series: Little Books of Nature

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Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs and original color artwork, The Little Book of Butterflies is an accessible and enjoyable mini-reference about the world's butterflies, with examples drawn from across the globe.

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Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs and original color artwork, The Little Book of Butterflies is an accessible and enjoyable mini-reference about the world's butterflies, with examples drawn from across the globe.

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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's butterflies.

Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and original colour artwork, The Little Book of Butterflies is an accessible and enjoyable mini reference about the world's butterflies, with examples drawn from across the globe. It fits an astonishing amount of information in a small package, covering a wide range of topics - from anatomy, diversity, and reproduction to habitat and conservation. It also includes curious facts and a section on butterflies in myths, folklore, and modern culture from around the world. The result is an irresistible guide to the amazing lives of butterflies.

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Critic Reviews

"This is a book that should be carried with you, and the next time you observe butterflies living their lives, and wonder about some aspect of their behaviour, the answer to your questions will be right at hand. You will very quickly, and effortlessly become a better naturalist - and that's hard to beat."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
"A series of charming, richly illustrated mini reference books packed with surprising facts." Pest Magazine
"There is so much to savour and marvel at here."---Elizabeth Fitzherbert, The Lady

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About the Author

Andrei Sourakov is the collections co-ordinator at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Alexandra Sourakov, Andrei's daughter, has been interested in butterflies since she was a child, when she began joining her father on field work and volunteering at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolors. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

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Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
2nd April 2024
Pages
160
ISBN
9780691251745

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