All About Butterflies is the perfect children.s guide to the fascinating world of butterflies. Leading butterfly specialist Matthew Oates provides a clear and concise guide to over 56 species of European butterfly, aimed at 8.12 year olds Features an introduction explaining definitions, butterfly life cycles, key facts and info about butterflies, and all you need to know to become a butterfly expert Beautiful artworks bring alive the amazing and colourful world of butterflies. Butterflies are grouped by family to help identification Each entry gives essential info on when and where to look for the species, how to identify it, and what its caterpillar eats, as well as amazing and little known facts about it. Includes .Difficult words. section to explain scientific terms.