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About Butterflies Of North America
Product Description Filled with detailed descriptions and hundreds of dazzling photographs, Butterflies of North America is designed to be compact enough for nature-lovers to easily bring along when observing butterflies. This gorgeous streamlined volume contains: a simple field guide identifying the most widespread butterflies in North America and a complete overview of observing butterflies, covering basic identifying field marks and practical tips for observing and distinguishing different butterflies. From the Author If we can just encourage people to care about nature on a personal level it will change their lives forever. And we know from our own experiences that families who share their outdoor activities together form closer bonds to each other. Our childhood love for butterflies fueled our quest to become naturalists and has led us on the adventure of a lifetime as we grew into nature photographers, authors and public speakers. From the Back Cover This book is your golden key to unlock the mysterious world of butterfly life cycles. Hundreds of gorgeous photos capture every intricate detail of these marvelous creatures. Explore butterfly courtship,feeding habits, defense mechanisms and the diversity of design in their eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and winged adults. Learn how to find butterflies in the wild and also discover what plants to add to your own yard to attract these beautiful insects. Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet, and some caterpillars use ants as their bodyguards? From the curious novice to the serious naturalist,this book is a treasure trove of butterfly secrets. About the Author Naturalists and nature photographers Judy Burris and Wayne Richards, a sister-brother author team, have been intrigued with butterflies since they were children.They have spent many years observing, raising, and photographing these miraculous creatures along with many other insects and wildlife. Their first book ( The Life Cycles of Butterflies) earned two national awards from Learning Magazine -- a Teacher's Choice Award for "Children's Books" and a Teacher's Choice Award for "Product of Excellence for the Family." Their second book ( The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs) won the National Outdoor Book Award - and the Teacher's Choice Award for "Product of Excellence for the Family". Their third book ( Nature's Notes) won five national and international awards: (1) International Book Awards (IBA) Winner for category of Photography: Nature. (2) Creative Child Magazine's " Preferred Choice Award" for Kids Educational Books. (3) Mom's Choice Awards GOLD seal for "best in family-friendly products". (4) FIRST PLACE for the Royal Dragonfly Book Award in the category of photography. (5) International Book Awards (IBA) Winner for category Children's Educational. Their fourth book ( A World Without Butterflies) was self-published and teaches how to create safe havens for butterflies and other pollinators in your own backyard and garden. Its core message -- "If they don't eat, we don't eat" -- illustrates the importance of saving our endangered pollinators before our own food supply is put in jeopardy worldwide. This book can only be purchased on the authors' website. Judy and Wayne live in northern Kentucky and travel the country giving nature presentations at Master Gardener events, libraries, schools, nature preserves and many other venues.
