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A small-format gift book offers stunning full-page photographs of two hundred butterflies from around the world, accompanied by informative essays on butterfly migration, watching and collecting butterflies, butterflies and the environment, and butterfly gardening. 30,000 first printing.

ISBN-10: 0821228935 ISBN-13: 9780821228937. Edition: .

This chunky gift book—420 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.

Nature Butterflies & Moths

"[Peter] Laufer, the author of many hard-edged books—about the rise of neo-Nazism, vigilantes on the Mexican-American border and, more recently, the suffering of soldiers returning from Iraq—has decided to take on a more lighthearted subject: butterflies. He begins his sally in Nicaragua, where he learns of a conflict between the 'butterfly huggers' of the North American Butterfly Association and the International Butterfly Breeders Association over the staged release of butterflies at public events...

Nature Animals

Genre: Nature. Subgenre: Butterflies + Moths. Publisher: Lorenz Books. Pages: 256. Language: English. Format: hardcover. Release Date: January 16, 2012. Date Published: January 16, 2012.

Beautifully illustrated educational books feature scientifically accurate art. Text introduces each insect or spider with interesting facts and covers each life cycle stage, from egg to maturity. Recommended by the Children’s Book Council. Ages 8 to 12. Paperback; 32 pages; 8-5/8 x 9".

The Dangerous World of Butterflies chronicles Laufer’s unexpected discoveries in the butterfly industry and underground. Readers will learn everything there is to know about the beauty and magic of butterflies. But Laufer’s narrative takes unpredictable turns into the high-stakes realms of organized crime, ecological devastation, species depletion, natural history museum integrity, and chaos theory. Set in locales throughout the Americas and beyond, this fascinating book takes us into a behind-the...

Political writer Peter Laufer thought he was taking a break from his previous heavy topics, such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the war in Iraq, when he began exploring the possibility of a book about butterflies. But while the butterflies themselves are perfect specimens of grace and splendor, Laufer soon discovers that the humans in pursuit of these alluring insects are often predatory and combative. He provides an illuminating look at the hidden world of these ethereal winged creatures, as...

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0275985199 Slight shelf wear on cover. No marks. Tightly bound with no loose pages. Compare seller ratings. We offer excellent customer service. MINOR SCRAPE ON COVER.