Simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the insects' appearance, habits, and life cycle.

Welcome the world?s most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive. This optimistic call to arms is packed with everything you need to create a beautiful, beneficial, butterfly-filled garden. Gardeners will learn why butterflies matter, why they are in danger,...

Describes the life cycle, body parts, and behavior of the monarch butterfly. Includes instructions on how to raise a monarch.

Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.

A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.

The Edge of the Wild is a documentary about a 30-year land-use battle over privately owned property that is also home to endangered butterflies. The film takes place on San Bruno Mountain, a remarkably intact wilderness that is completely surrounded by urbanization and is just one mile south of San Francisco. The film follows resident Michele Salmon as she fights to uphold the Endangered Species Act and reverse a national policy that allows landowners...

"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle along�side monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the...

Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior and habitat of butterflies.