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NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J571.876 KALMA	Kalman, Bobbie	Metamorphosis: Changing Bodies	2005
J591.568 RYLAN	Rylant, Cynthia	The Journey: Stories of Migration Follows six different migratory animals on their journey.	2006
J592	Morgan, Sally	Butterflies, Bugs and Worms Provides basic information about the structure and habits of a host of minibeasts, accompanied by a variety of experiments.	1996
J595.7	Boring, Mel	Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies An introduction to the world of caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects, including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.	1998
J595.7 BERGE	Berger, Melvin	Buzz!: A Book About Insects Presents information about a variety of insects, including flies, bees, butterflies, and caterpillars.	2000
J595.7 FREDE	Fredericks, Anthony D.	On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks "A child finds a goldenrod flower and, looking closely, discovers a whole community of insects on it. Includes "field notes" of facts about these animals and their relationships, plus resources for further study"--Provided by publisher.	2006
J595.7 ZEIFE	Ziefert, Harriet	Bugs, Beetles and Butterflies Simple, rhymed text and illustrations introduce many different kinds of bugs, beetles, and butterflies, including the earwig, zebra butterfly, and water strider.	1998
J595.78 ARNOS	Arnosky, Jim	Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Butterflies & Moths An illustrated introduction to the appearance and habits of various butterflies and moths.	1996
J595.78	Bailey, Donna	Butterflies Discusses the characteristics of several butterflies and the differences between moths and butterflies.	1990
J595.78	Brimner, Larry Dane	Butterflies and Moths Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of butterflies and moths.	1999
J595.78	Cassie, Brian	The Butterfly Alphabet Book	1995
J595.78	Clarke, J. F. Gates	A Golden Book of Butterflies: 187 Familiar North American Butterflies	1963
J595.78	Dunn, Gary A.	Discover Butterflies Explore the fascinating world of butterflies. Extraordinary colors, amazing photographs, migration, survival, caterpillars, the miracle of change -- Cover.	1991
J595.78 ENGLE - MAIN	Engle, Margarita	Summer Birds: the Butterflies of Maria Merian This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.	2010
J595.78	Feltwell, John	Butterflies and Moths	1993
J595.78	Forey, Pamela	An Instant Guide to Butterflies	1987
J595.78	French, Vivian	Caterpillar, Caterpillar A girl learns about caterpillars and butterflies as she watches her grandfather grow them on the nettles in his garden.	1993
J595.78 Frost	Frost, Helen	Caterpillars An introduction to the stages a caterpillar goes through as it develops from egg to butterfly.	1999
J595.78	George, Jean Craighead	The Moon of the Monarch Butterflies Describes a female Monarch butterfly's solitary flight from Arkansas to Michigan as she lays the eggs that will hatch and repeat her life cycle.	1993
J595.78	Gibbons, Gail	Monarch Butterfly	1989
J595.78 GODWI	Godwin, Sam	The Case of the Missing Caterpillar: A First Look at the Life Cycle of a Butterfly	2005
J595.78 HAMIL	Hamilton, K. R.	The Butterfly Book: Attracting, Raising, and Keeping Butterflies Explains how to attract, identify, and raise butterflies.	1997
J595.78	Hariton, Anca	Butterfly Story	1995
J595.78 HEILI	Heiligman, Deborah	From Caterpillar to Butterfly	2004
J595.78 HICKM	Hickman, Pamela	A New Butterfly: My First Look at Metamorphosis	1997
J595.78	Hunt, Joni Phelps	A Shimmer of Butterflies	1995
J595.78 KALMA	Kalman, Bobbie	Butterflies & Moths	1994
J595.78 KALMA	Kalman, Bobbie	Endangered Butterflies	2006
J595.78 KOONT	Koontz, Robin	What's the Difference between a Butterfly and a Moth?	2010
J595.78 KOONT	Koontz, Robin Michal	What's the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth? Do you know the differences between a butterfly and a moth? One animal has furry feelers and a chubby body. The other has clubbed feelers and a thin body. Find out which animal is which.	2010
J595.78	Lasky, Kathryn	Monarchs Describes the life cycle and winter migrations of the eastern and western monarch butterflies and the two towns that protect their winter habitats.	1993
J595.78	Lavies, Bianca	Monarch Butterflies: Mysterious Travelers Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, life cycle, migration, and study of monarch butterflies.	1992
J595.78	Ling, Mary	Butterfly Photographs and text show the development of a caterpillar into a butterfly.	1992
J595.78	Martin, Bill	Butterflies Becoming	1975
J595.78	Marzollo, Jean	I'm a Caterpillar Provides a simple explanation of what happens as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly--from the caterpillar's point of view.	1997
J595.78	Mitchell, Robert	Butterflies and Moths: A guide to the More Common American Species This book illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, wide-spread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera.	1964
J595.78	Norsgaard, E. Jaediker	Butterflies: Butterfly Magic for Kids Information about the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly is woven into a story.	1996
J595.78	Pascoe, Elaine	Butterflies and Moths Investigates the physical characteristics, reproductive processes, habitats, and metamorphoses of butterflies and moths through hands-on projects.	1997
J595.78	Pringle, Laurence P.	An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch butterfly Introduces the life cycle, feeding habits, migration, predators, and mating of the monarch butterfly through the observation of one particular monarch named Danaus.	1997
J595.78	Pyle, Robert Michael	Handbook for Butterfly Watchers	1992
J595.78	Rood, Ronald N.	The How and Why Wonder Book of Butterflies and Moths	1963
J595.78	Ryder, Joanne	Where Butterflies Grow	1989
J595.78 SAVAG	Savage, Stephen	Butterfly	1995
J595.78 SCHAF	Schaffer, Donna	Painted Lady Butterflies Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of painted lady butterflies.	1999
J595.78 STEFO	Stefoff, Rebecca	Butterfly Introduces the life cycle and habitat of butterflies.	1997
J595.78	Still, John	Amazing Butteflies & Moths Photographic guide illustrates the life cycles and charactersitics of various kinds of moths, butterflies, and caterpillars.	1991
J595.78	Stone, Lynn M.	Butterflies An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of butterflies.	1993
J595.78 WHALL	Whalley, Paul	Butterfly & Moth Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths,	1988
J595.78139 BAILE	Bailer, Darice	How do Caterpillars Become Butterflies? Butterflies start their lives in a very different form than the caterpillars they begin theirs. How Do Caterpillars Become Butterflies? shows how these amazing insects turn from crawling creatures to winged beauties. Book jacket.	2010
J595.78139 BAILE	Bailey, Jill	How Caterpillars Turn into Butterflies Describes the life cycle of the butterfly, from the hatching of the caterpillar, through its struggle to survive, to its metamorphosis into a butterfly and the laying of its own eggs.	1998
J595.78139 SWINB	Swinburne, Stephen R.	A Butterfly Grows	2009
J595.78139 TRUEI	Trueit, Trudi Strain	Caterpillars	2010
J595.78139 TURNB	Turnbull, Stephanie	Caterpillars and Butterflies Describes how a caterpillar develops into a butterfly, and discusses moths and the feeding habits and defenses of butterflies. How do caterpillars turn into butterflies? What do butterflies eat? What is a moth? In this book you'll find the answers and lot	2003
J595.78139	Watts, Barrie	Butterfly A simple introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of butterflies, showing all phases of development up until the butterfly lays eggs of its own.	2004
J595.78139 WATTS	Watts, Barrie	Caterpillars Describes the appearance, life cycle, habitat, collection, and care of caterpillars.	2005
J595.789 ASHLE	Ashley, Susan	Butterflies An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of butterflies.	2004
J595.789 BAIR	Bair, Diane	Butterfly Watching Describes the physical characteristics and habits of butterflies and discusses how to go about observing them.	2000
J595.789 BARNA	Barnard, Edward S.	Butterflies Young readers learn about the habits and habitats of butterflies.	2009
J595.789 BAUMA	Bauman, Amy	The Wonder of Butterflies Text and photographs introduce these creatures whose life cycles span the changes from egg to adult butterfly.	2000
J595.789	Bishop, Nic	Butterflies and Moths Amazing photos and interesting information about moths and butterflies.	2009
J595.789	Cole, Joanna	The Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog Beast	1996
J595.789 COOPE	Cooper, Jason	Monarch Butterfly Monarchs and life changes -- Migration -- Monarchs and milkweed -- From pupa to adult -- The great migration -- Moving South -- The life cycle goes on.	2003
J595.789 ECKAR	Eckart, Edana	Monarch Butterfly Monarch butterflies	2005
J595.789	Ehlert, Lois	Waiting for Wings	2001
J595.789 FROST	Frost, Helen	Butterfly Colors	1999
J595.789 FROST	Frost, Helen	Butterfly Eggs A simple introduction to where and how butterflies lay their eggs.	1999
J595.789 FROST	Frost, Helen	Monarch and Milkweed	2008
J595.789 FROST	Frost, Helen	Monarch Butterflies An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of monarch butterflies.	1999
J595.789 GLASE	Glaser, Linda	Magnificent Monarchs Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly.	2000
J595.789 GOLDI	Goldish, Meish	Beautiful Butterflies	2008
J595.789 GRAY	Gray, Susan H.	Road to Recovery: Karner Blue Butterfly Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of butterflies, describes the different kinds, and discusses their endangered status.	2008
J595.789 GREEN	Green, Jen	Butterflies	2003
J595.789 HEINR	Heinrichs, Ann	Butterflies The magic of butterflies	2003
J595.789 HEWIT	Hewitt, Sally	From Caterpillar to Butterfly	2004
J595.789 HIBBE	Hibbert, Clare	Life of a Butterfly	2005
J595.789 HOVAN	Hovanec, Eric M.	I Wonder What It's Like to Be a Butterfly Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of butterflies.	2000
J595.789 HOWAR	Howard, Fran	Butterflies Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics of butterflies.	2005
J595.789 BUTTE	Hudak, Heather	Butterflies	2009
J595.789	Huseby, Victoria	Butterfly: Looking at Life Cycles An introduction to the life cycle of a butterfly, from egg to adult	2009
J595.789 KALMA	Kalman, Bobbie	Caterpillars to Butterflies	2009
J595.789 KALMA	Kalman, Bobbie	The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Describes the various stages of a monarch butterfly's life, from egg to pupa to caterpillar to butterfly, as well as its migration and dangers that it faces.	2002
J595.789 KANT	Kant, Tanya	How a Caterpillar Grows Into a Butterfly Uses a question and answer format to describe how a caterpillar grows into a butterfly.	2009
J595.789 KELLY	Kelly, Irene	It's a Butterfly's Life Traces the life cycle of butterflies, and provides interesting data about them.	2007
J595.789	Latimer, Jonathan P.	Butterflies A guide to help identify various butterflies, using the Peterson System of identification.	2000
J595.789	Lepthien, Emilie U.	Monarch Butterflies Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the Monarch, the only butterfly to migrate for the winter.	1989
J595.789 LLEWE	Llewellyn, Claire	Butterfly Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of butterflies, including their development from egg to caterpillar to adult.	2003
J595.789 LOEW	Loewen, Nancy	Flying Colors: Butterflies in Your Backyard From caterpillar to chrysalis -- Becoming a butterfly - Fun facts -- Chrysalis craft -- Words to know	2006
J595.789 MEIST	Meister, Cari	Butterflies	2001
J595.789	Morgan, Sally	Butterflies	2005
J595.789	Morris, Ting	Butterfly An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of butterflies.	2005
J595.789 MURAW	Murawski, Darlyne	Face to Face With Butterflies Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies.	2010
J595.789 MURCI	Murcia, Rebecca Thatcher	Threat to the Monarch Butterfly	2008
J595.789 MURRA	Murray, Julie	Butterflies An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and various habitats of butterflies.	2002
J595.789 MURRA	Murray, Julie	Monarch Butterflies: Life Cycles Meet the monarch butterfly	2007
J595.789	Muther, Connie	My Monarch Journal Simple text and photographs depict the life cycle and metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly.	2000
J595.789 NEYE	Neye, Emily	Butterflies Describes the appearance, life cycle, habits, habitat, and winter migration of butterflies.	2000
J595.789 OPLER	Opler, Paul A.	A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies	1998
J595.789 PATEN	Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw	Fabulous Fluttering Tropical Butterflies Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various kinds of tropical butterflies.	2003
J595.789 PRISC	Prischmann, Deirdre A.	Butterflies A brief introduction to butterflies	2006
J595.789 PYERS	Pyers, Greg	Butterflies Up Close Amazing butterflies -- From egg to caterpillar	2005
J595.789 RABE	Rabe, Tish	My, Oh My -- A Butterfly!	2007
J595.789 RAU	Rau, Dana Meachen	Fly, Butterfly, Fly! "Describes characteristics and behaviors of butterflies"-- Provided by publisher.	2008
J595.789 ROCKW	Rockwell, Anne	Becoming Butterflies A class observes the various stages caterpillars go through to become butterflies.	2002
J595.789	Rosenblatt, Lynn	Monarch Magic!: Butterfly Activities & Nature Discoveries Life cycle and metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly. Includes crafts and related activities.	1998
J595.789	Rowan, James P.	Butterflies and Moths Discusses the characteristics and natural history of the scaly-winged insects of the order Lepidoptera.	1983
J595.789 ROYST	Royston, Angela	Butterfly Introduces the life of a Monarch butterfly	1998
J595.789 RUSTA	Rustad, Martha	Painted Lady Butterflies "Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of painted lady butterflies."--Provided by publisher.	2009
J595.789 SAUND	Saunders-Smith, Gail	Butterflies Illustrations and simple text describe the life cycle of butterflies.	1997
J595.789 SCHLA	Schlaepfer, Gloria G.	Butterflies	2006
J595.789 SCHWA	Schwartz, David M.	Monarch Butterfly	2001
J595.789 SCRAC	Scrace, Carolyn	The Journey of a Butterfly Describes the life cycle and annual migration of the monarch butterfly.	2000
J595.789 SLADE	Slade, Suzanne	Butterflies	2008
J595.789 STEWA	Stewart, Melissa	A Place for Butterflies	2006
J595.789 STEWA	Stewart, Melissa	Butterflies	2007
J595.789 SWINB	Swinburne, Stephen R.	Wings of Light: The Migration of the Yellow Butterfly	2006
J595.789	Wallace, Karen	Born to Be a Butterfly	2000
J595.789 WALLA	Wallace, Nancy	Fly, Monarch! Fly!	2008
J595.789 WIMM	Wimmer, Teresa	Butterflies	2006
J595.789	Winer, Yvonne	Butterflies Fly	2001
J595.798 EDWAR	Edwards, Roberta	Flight of the Butterflies Learn about one of nature's most fascinating stories, the migration of millions of Monarch butterflies from the northern United States and southern Canada to Mexico each fall.	2010
J638.5	Watts, Barrie	Butterflies and Moths Text and photographs show how one can collect, feed, and care for butterflies and moths.	1991
J638.5 MIKUL	Mikula, Rick	The Family Butterfly Book	2000
J638.5 PRIME	Primeau, Liz	Grow a Butterfly Garden	2000
S J595.78	Still, John	Asombrosas mariposas Photographic guide illustrates the life cycles and characteristics of various kinds of moths, butterflies, and caterpillars.	1991

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