A World Of Butterflies Hardcover – May 5, 2004

This book was used for reference & research to show my tattoo artist pics of butterflies. By the way, the tat came out beautifully.

Lots of information and beautiful pictures

I'm always hesitant to buy photo books - particularly when they are as expensive as this one was. BUT I think this one was well worth the money. The photos and content are awesome! My purpose in buying this book was to use as a visual reference for my own artwork (graphic art as well as sketching with pencil and/or ink). This will definitely work for me! Beautiful book, even if it is a bit small. It is small, but mighty!

A World Of ButterfliesJune 8, 2011FIRST: This is a small but thick book. It is approx. 6 1/4 inches wide, a little over 4 1/2 inches tall. It has 420 pages. Therefore, it would fit in a purse or backpack.----- AND: it is a book on butterflies of the world & can therefore be a good resource book for many countries...........WHAT THIS BOOK DOES COVER:Parts of the butterfly (good pix, good description of said part)Butterfly life cycleMigration, Food, Reproduction, Puddling, & moreI agree with the other reviewers that the pix are beautiful. However, the book seemed to have no organization or was haphazardly organized. The butterflies of different countries are located all over this book. I recognize this is because many butterfly habitats overlap. However, I do believe that this could have been organized better, thus facilitating the observer's ease in identification. There is an excellent index in the back for locating specific butterflies --- but one must know the name first. Since many butterflies share similar colors, flipping through the book for colors takes time but eventually will pay off.The information on the specific butterfly is categorized on the opposite page of the 4" X 6" pix: Habitat, Wingspan, Description, Range. Sadly, this information is not located in the same area on each page therefore requiring extra time for the observer to locate. As we know, butterflies do not stay in one place very long so speed in identification is essential.OVERALL: I found this to be an interesting book for resource purposes. I was especially interested in the butterflies of other countries. However, if you are wanting a quick aide for identification purposes, this may not be it. For identifying butterflies in the USA, I think Stokes has the best that I have found so far.

I gave this book as a birthday gift to a butterfly fanatic. She loved it! The binding is top quality, and the images are super clear and detailed! Well worth the money!

Gorgeous pictures and very informative.

I received the book but I haven’t gone through it yet but it was ripped when I got it it’s a gift I have to take to somebody so I wasn’t happy about the fact that the cover was ripped but seems like a good book. Tried to contact the seller to tell them the book was ripped but was an able to do so

I have bought this book for my 5 year old. I was looking for something where butterflies are shown in their environment, not just encyclopedia style. This book is it. Photograps are gorgeous! Book is thick but small enough for her hands holding it in the car. Even I love looking through it. Great book!

Lovely book to study in car, or train.Small, but full of wonderful information!

Livro maravilhoso.Traz informações de cada lepidóptero retratado no livro.As imagens são belissimas.É um livro que vale a pena ter na biblioteca.

I bought the 'World of Butterflies' for my grandson's 7th birthday. I was a little worried in case it was too sophisticated for him. However, it is not only sophisticated, but also perfect for any age. The way it is set up is simple to follow, the photographs are stunning. He immediately saw a 'Cabbage White' and looked it up and wrote a little note in the book in pencil to say the day and where he had seen it. A perfectly lovely book.

Good quality book

This is an excellent book. Beautiful pictures with very interesting descriptions of habitat etc. for each butterfly. Quite expensive but worth having for reference. I enjoy looking through it again and again. I would recommend purchase.