Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Butterflies and Moths - Hardcover

Arnosky, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068980587X ISBN 13: 9780689805875

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

Crinkleroot introduces the amazing world of butterflies and moths as he tours the natural world, exposing the facts and behaviors of this fascinating insect group known as Lepidoptera.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2?What is the easiest way to tell a butterfly from a moth? Arnosky answers this and other related questions in this attractive book that serves many purposes. As old Crinkleroot takes readers on a walk through meadows and woods and into the night, he identifies various species. Showing the insects in their actual size, the detailed watercolor illustrations serve as an excellent tool for identification. At the same time, through the narrator's friendly chatter, useful report information is provided, such as how butterflies sip nectar, types of flowers that appeal to them, and their life cycle. Caterpillars are also observed, pictured next to the butterfly or moth that they become. Giant moths are also featured. With his daffy sense of humor and his gentle love for the subject matter, Crinkleroot, with his snake friend Sassafrass coiled around his hat, has become a reliable old friend and guide to the natural world. This book is sure to inspire young readers to go out and take a closer look at it.?Helen Rosenberg, Chicago Public Library, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Ages 5^-8. Friendly woodsman Crinkleroot, whose other illustrated guidebooks introduce young children to birds, trees, fish, mammals, and tracking, now takes young children on a nature hike to meet butterflies and moths. After introducing some fundamentals of lepidopteran anatomy, Crinkleroot and his pet snake Sassafras go on a daytime walk to point out various butterflies and relate their life cycle and then on a night hike to observe and describe the ways of moths. Arnosky illustrates the book in lively fashion with bright, sunny watercolor paintings, showing all labeled butterflies and caterpillars in actual size. An appealing, practical cross between a picture book and a field guide. Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 068980587X
• ISBN 13: 9780689805875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Arnosky Jim