Pen and black ink on clear print tracing paper. Outline drawing of an enlarged yellow swallowtail. Letters in each section indicate what color should be added to each section.

It is 1903. Thomas Edgar, a passionate collector of butterflies, is offered the chance of a lifetime: to travel to the Amazon as part of a scientific expedition. Hoping to find the mythical butterfly that will make his name and immortalise that of his wife, Sophie - for if he finds it, he will call it the Papilo Sophia - he eagerly accepts the invitation, and embarks on a journey that will take him to a whole new world. On his return, Sophie greets...

"In A Butterfly's Life Cycle, beginning readers will learn about butterflies and their four life stages. Carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photos will capture young readers' interest as they are introduced to butterflies' appearance and behaviors throughout the life cycle, from egg to adult. A picture diagram shows the life cycle from one stage to the next, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about...

Far, far away, the butterfly folk live in a kingdom of beautiful gardens. The butterfly children play, dance and sing all day long with their little brothers and sisters, the caterpillars. The children can't wait until the first day of spring, when they will finally get their wings. But first, they must learn about the many brightly-colored flowers in the kingdom, so they can take part in the flying procession of peacock, swallowtail, red admiral...

Watercolor on cream paper; mat 56 x 41 cm. Blue iris, white lilies, and blue asters in white vase on tan base sitting on plinth. Butterfly on iris. Faux marbling on block and plinth. Flowers painted in classic English watercolor style.

Engraving, hand-colored on cream paper, matted and framed 66 x 55 cm. Leafing and fruiting branch, pupae, caterpillar, and two swallowtail butterflies.

"Joel Sartore's portraits highlight the amazing features and behaviors of the world's insects, spiders, and kin"-- "When the pandemic year forced photographer Joel Sartore to stay home in Nebraska instead of traveling to zoos and wildlife centers around the world, what did he do? He went outside and explored bugs. This book reveals more than 100 species of insects, spiders, and related creatures--some exotic, but many common in fields, forests, and...