Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars and finally butterflies.

An insect with four large wings lands on a plant. It waves its antennas and sips sweet liquid from a flower. Did you just see a butterfly? Or was it a moth? These animals look very similar, but they are different. Read this book to become an expert at telling these look-alikes apart! Learn the fascinating differences between similar animals in the Animal Look-Alikes series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection.

Describes the characteristics of butterflies, including their colors, how they ward off predators, their food habits, and how caterpillars become butterflies.

Provides information about the physical characteristics and behaviors of butterflies.

Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, enemies, and life cycle of butterflies.

Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, and growth from pupa to larva to adult.

Featuring colorful, comic-style artwork, an introduction to the butterfly life cycle is presented through humorous text complemented by engaging facts, from how butterflies hibernate to how they experience taste with their feet.

Describes a caterpillar's four stages of life.

Vibrant photography, colorful illustrations, and simple facts combine to show how a butterfly becomes a butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to an adult ready to spread its wings and fly.

"Mysterious, miraculous, and utterly beautiful, butterflies are nature's harbingers of peace, beauty, and new beginnings. Now...kids can meet them all! They'll learn interesting details about each butterfly's region, behavior, camouflage, and amazing transformation from caterpillar to winged beauty"--