A compact version of DK's bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths is perfect for young bug enthusiasts aged 7-9 for taking on the go.

Children can marvel at the many beautiful and delicate creatures covered, including the monarch butterfly, the blue morpho, the luna moth, and much more - all beautifully detailed through illustrations, photographs, and annotations explaining each one.

This impressive butterfly and moth anthology for kids offers:

• A handheld, compact version of DK's hugely successful Anthology series.
• A wide selection of species featured throughout, each accompanied by a beautiful photograph and an illustration.
• A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking photographs on every page.

More in the series

An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths is part of the beautiful, new and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore different mushroom species with An Anthology of Fungi and An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals.

Also available in the Tattoos That Teach series: Creepy, Crawly Tattoo Bugs; Super, Strong Tattoo Sharks; and Roaring, Rumbling Tattoo Dinosaurs.

From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies.

Part of the incredible six-book Nature Books series from the award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly Is Patient celebrates a dazzling variety of butterflies in all their beauty and wonder.

Turn each page to explore the amazing world of these beautiful winged insects through watercolor illustrations that bring to life garden landscapes filled with flowers, vines, leaves, and sunshine.

A BUTTERFLY BOOK TO TREASURE: From the tiny Western Pygmy blue butterfly to the grand Queen Alexandra's birdwing, from the iridescent blue swallowtail to the brilliant orange monarch, curious kids will find a wealth of information and inspiration in this fascinating picture book.

PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN READERS: Poetic in voice and elegant in design, each volume in this unique series of nature book for kids is sure to inspire lively questions and observations from young listeners. Like the best nonfiction books for children, they are equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap as they are in a classroom reading circle.

BUTTERFLY GARDEN INSPIRATION: Families have embraced the fun of growing their own butterflies and witnessing their amazing life cycle with caterpillar to butterfly kits. Planting backyard butterfly gardens to provide welcoming habitats is also gaining in popularity nationwide. This book is a perfect companion to DIY butterfly kits and garden starters.

​Perfect for:

• Parents, teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators
• Young and emerging readers with an interest in insects, nature, and gardening
• Fans of National Geographic kids' books, Eric Carle books, Danica McKellar's Ten Magic Butterflies, and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and others in the Over and Under series
• Gift giving for birthday, Easter, springtime or summer reading for boys and girls who love books about butterflies, bugs, animals, and nature

This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by experienced, skilled children's book authors.

The inside back cover of the paperback edition is an interactive feature based upon the book. Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. In Level 2 books readers complete a Cloze letter, or fun fill-in, with vocabulary words.

National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

This is a story about remarkable creatures, inquisitive people, and fascinating conversations. The creatures? Pine processionary caterpillars with mysterious group habits. The people? Jean Henri Fabre and, many years later, Terrence Fitzgerald--scientists with big questions about the behavior of these caterpillars. And the conversations? The conversations span lifetimes, as one researcher continues a dialogue started by the other. In this playful, candid, and accessible book for young readers, biologist Loree Griffin Burns captures the unique leader-follower behavior of pine processionary caterpillars through a glimpse into the ask, test, repeat nature of the scientific process--and shows how that process creates one long line of questioning and learning. Back matter includes more details about the two scientists as well as a glossary, bibliography, source notes, and suggestions for further reading.

With colourful and engaging illustration and simple explanations, this is a fun and informative introduction to the natural world. This book will take the reader on a journey through a butterfly's life cycle, learning about how it eats, its habitat and how it grows and defends itself.

Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future.

With their stunning black-and-orange wings, monarch butterflies are one of the most recognizable insects on the planet. But despite their delicate beauty, these creatures are warriors. The moment they hatch, they're fighting for their lives. Everything is the enemy: from the very leaf they live on to the humans and animals around them to nature itself. How does such a tiny egg survive to become a butterfly? And even after emerging from the cocoon, unimaginable danger awaits: migration.

Every year, monarchs take flight, making one of the greatest migrations in the world. However, for a long time, their destination was unknown within the scientific community. Through the research of scientists in Canada and the United States and the support and efforts of ordinary people as well as Indigenous knowledge in Mexico, that mystery was finally solved. But to do so would involve years of searching across three countries and encounters with feuding scientists, the consequences of colonialism, and life-and-death stakes.

Weaving together the untold story of survival, scientific discoveries, and the relationship between humans and butterflies, The Monarch Effect explores how one small insect can have an incredible impact on the entire planet.

Explore the lives of monarch butterflies with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of monarchs in the wild

What if you wished you were a monarch and then you became one? Could you transform from a caterpillar into a butterfly, and learn to fly? And would you want to? Find out

Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about monarch butterflies in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a hands-on activity that teaches kids how to chart the life cycle of the monarch.

Ranger Rick, the iconic raccoon ambassador from Ranger Rick magazines, engages young readers by comparing and contrasting the life of the monarch to the life of the reader. For example--when explaining how monarch butterflies eat, a call-out from Ranger Rick asks: do you sip juice through a straw?

Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

Young Fred Urquhart was fascinated by insects, especially his favorite, the monarchbutterfly. He wondered where monarchs spent the winter. No one knew. After he became an entomologist (bug scientist), Fred and his wife, Norah, tagged hundreds of butterflies, hoping to solve the mysteryof the monarchs. But they soon discovered that they needed help. They started a butterfly family, a community of children, teachers, and nature enthusiasts fromthree countries--Canada, the United States, and Mexico--to answer the question: Where do the monarchs go?

Detailed materials in the back of the book include maps of monarch migration, the life cycle of the butterfly, and the cultural relevance of monarch butterflies in Mexico, as well as information on environmental efforts towards monarch conservation.

From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies.

Part of the incredible six-book Nature Books series from the award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly Is Patient celebrates a dazzling variety of butterflies in all their beauty and wonder.

Turn each page to explore the amazing world of these beautiful winged insects through watercolor illustrations that bring to life garden landscapes filled with flowers, vines, leaves, and sunshine.

A BUTTERFLY BOOK TO TREASURE: From the tiny Western Pygmy blue butterfly to the grand Queen Alexandra's birdwing, from the iridescent blue swallowtail to the brilliant orange monarch, curious kids will find a wealth of information and inspiration in this fascinating picture book.

PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN READERS: Poetic in voice and elegant in design, each volume in this unique series of nature book for kids is sure to inspire lively questions and observations from young listeners. Like the best nonfiction books for children, they are equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap as they are in a classroom reading circle.

BUTTERFLY GARDEN INSPIRATION: Families have embraced the fun of growing their own butterflies and witnessing their amazing life cycle with caterpillar to butterfly kits. Planting backyard butterfly gardens to provide welcoming habitats is also gaining in popularity nationwide. This book is a perfect companion to DIY butterfly kits and garden starters.

Perfect for:

• Parents, teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators
• Young and emerging readers with an interest in insects, nature, and gardening
• Fans of National Geographic kids' books, Eric Carle books, Danica McKellar's Ten Magic Butterflies, and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and others in the Over and Under series
• Gift giving for birthday, Easter, springtime or summer reading for boys and girls who love books about butterflies, bugs, animals, and nature

Bursting with vivid photos and featuring super-simple facts, this charming board book explores how a butterfly becomes a butterfly! Little readers will be dazzled by the variety of colorful butterflies they meet as they learn how these beloved insects develop from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to an adult ready to spread its wings and fly.

Designed to be the stepping stone to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, the Little Kids First Board Book series takes similar subjects and distills them down to the simplest nonfiction concepts for the youngest audience.

With their rounded square shape, bright and playful design, awesome photography, clear text, and cues to encourage interactive learning, the Little Kids First Board Books mirror the beloved Little Kids First Big Books while taking a fresh, new approach to excite a baby's sense of wonder and make learning about nature and science fun.

Complete your National Geographic Little Kids First Board Book collection with these titles:
Little Kids First Board Book: Animals On the Go
Little Kids First Board Book: Space
Little Kids First Board Book: Ocean
Little Kids First Board Book: Wild Animal Sounds
Little Kids First Board Book: Things That Go
Little Kids First Board Book: Dinosaurs
Little Kids First Board Book: Weather
Little Kids First Board Book: Trucks
Little Kids First Board Book: Birds
Little Kids First Board Book: African Animals

Take a journey through flower-filled meadows, dusky woodlands, and steamy rainforests to find 36 magnificent butterflies and moths, from the delicate glasswing butterfly to the mighty Hercules moth.

Find out which butterfly has the biggest wingspan and how the red cracker butterfly got its name. Learn how these insects undergo an amazing transformation, turning from a voraciously munching caterpillar into a magnificent butterfly or moth. Discover how eyespots on the wings of the peacock butterfly scare off predators, and why its bright colors send a message that it is poisonous to eat. Witness the monarch butterfly emerging from its pupa and the tawny coster laying its eggs. Spot the orange oakleaf butterfly as it folds up its wings to look like a dead autumn leaf, and marvel at the prickly spines of the tiger moth woolly bear caterpillar. With full-color, poster-sized illustrations accompanied by intriguing facts, this is the ideal reference for lovers of these incredible insects.

36 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS: Learn about dozens of butterflies and moths, from the fluttering paper kite butterfly to the cleverly camouflaged oleander hawk moth.

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: Vibrant, detailed images bring these fascinating and beautiful insects to life.

FASCINATING FACTS: Includes hundreds of illuminating facts in an easy-to-read format that will enthrall insect-lovers of all ages.

MAP OF THE BUTTERFLY AND MOTH WORLD: A full-page map shows where each butterfly or moth is found.

COLLECT THE SERIES: More beautifully illustrated compendiums for all ages include The Magnificent Book of Cats, The Magnificent Book of Birds, The Magnificent Book of Horses, The Magnificent Book of Extinct Animals, and The Magnificent Book of Sharks.

Explore the wonderful world of butterflies with the Junior Scientist series for kids ages 6 to 9

Have you ever wondered how chubby caterpillars transform into beautiful, graceful butterflies? Or why some butterflies have bright, colorful wings while others look plain? Butterflies for Kids answers all your questions with fascinating facts, photos, and illustrations. Learn about the butterfly life cycle, their unusual behaviors, and impressive migrations. You'll even find tips for attracting butterflies to your backyard and using a kit to raise your own!

This standout among butterfly books for kids includes:

• The complete life cycle--Discover how caterpillars grow, what happens inside a chrysalis, how butterflies find mates, and how they stay safe out in the wild.
• Backyard butterfly profiles--Learn all about 32 different butterflies commonly found in North America, including monarchs, swallowtails, painted ladies, and more.
• Stats and facts--Explore where and when you can spot different butterflies, what they like to eat, and other fun facts that make each species unique.

Take a journey through the lives of butterflies with Butterflies for Kids!

The fascinating true story of a beautiful native Hawaiian butterfly, a great Hawaiian warrior king, and current-day efforts by scientists and citizens to restore the butterfly's declining population.

The beautiful Kamehameha butterfly lives in Hawaii and nowhere else on Earth. Named to honor the great king who united the Hawaiian Islands, the butterfly is one of only two species native to Hawaii.

After the Kamehameha butterfly became the state insect--thanks to a group of fifth graders--people noticed that the butterflies were disappearing. So a team of dedicated professional and citizen scientists began working together to restore the butterfly's natural habitat and reintroduce butterflies in places where they were once found.

From the Sibert Medal-winning team that created Parrots Over Puerto Rico comes another nature adventure. Discover the captivating story of the Kamehameha butterfly and the people all around Hawaii who are helping it survive.