The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies

I am 61, a gardener, and nature lover. This is THE BEST book on butterflies I have seen. This book helped me to tweak my garden for these winged beauties. Very few things will take your breath away like an emerging butterfly. Because of the book's easy to use references, now I know what type of "butterfly" I am looking at no matter if it is an egg, caterpillar, or chrysalis. I would recommend it to everyone, young or old so they can share the beauty together.

I love having the pictures of all stages of the butterflies life span to identify with in my own gardens. This book is for every age and everyone who is interested in butterflies.

Our book has won Learning Magazine's Teachers Choice Award for Childrens Books for the year 2007. Even though the book is not solely geared towards children, the kids love all the bright, colorful photos of the caterpillars and butterflies! Makes a great gift for teachers, gardeners, nature enthusiasts, parents that home-school their children, and anyone with an interest in butterflies.

A most excellent book both photographic and informational. The authors are very interested in this subject and are happy to answer questions from readers. No other book has this type of photographic reference for eggs, caterpillars and host plants. Can't say enough positive things about this one!

This book is the result of research by experts that are able to teach others in most practical ways. Along with that, the photos are beautiful and give a glimpse into the intermost workings of nature that a reader has never seen or imagined. Practical guides for planting your own butterfly garden will give you a taste of paradise in your own back yard. A "must have" for anyone intereted in butterflies, from the seasoned to the novice seeking to know more about the subject.

Great photography with the text laid out in a friendly format to let the viewer see things about butterflies they wouldn't normally see. This is not the be-all end-all butterfly book but it certainly one of the prettiest. Great for kids and adults. I'm adding it to my collection.