From Publishers Weekly
The patterns and colors of butterfly wings can be as complex and brilliant as those of fine tapestries, but they’re often hard to appreciate as the little insects flutter from flower to flower. In this gorgeous little nature album (it’s 3.5" x 6"), Sandved gets butterflies to hold still—by capturing them in close-up photographs—and the secrets that he reveals can be breathtaking. There are butterflies, like the Adonis Blue and the Red Glider, whose deep hues resemble jewels, and others, like the Callicore Hydaspes, whose boldly patterned wings seem like studies in composition. Some butterflies, like the Ninety-Eight butterfly, even seem to flaunt whimsical designs of numbers, faces or hearts. The background text by Cassie is minimal: just enough to tell readers about butterfly anatomy, reproduction, migration, feeding and mimicry. Cassie also accompanies each image with a concise summary of that butterfly’s habitat, range and habits. All in all, this is a lovely book—small enough to take on a butterfly-watching expedition, but pretty enough to display on a coffee table. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


Communiqué: American Zoo & Aquarium Association, April 2004
"This beautifully designed and produced book . . . inspires you to go out and look for butterflies yourself."


Los Angeles Times
"This photographic peek into lepidorptera land unveils a world of astonishing and visual delights"


Book 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.


From the Publisher
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.


About the Author
Kjell B. Sandved has been a natural history photographer for over 30 years. His photographs have appeared in National Geographic, and he is the author of the popular children’s book The Butterfly Alphabet. Brian Cassie has traveled to five continents to observe and study butterflies. He is on the board of directors of the North American Butterfly Association and is the author of a dozen books and numerous articles about butterflies and other natural history topics.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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.