Each year, dozens of new books are published on the subject. Each guide is designed to fit in the pocket of a field vest, to be used as a handy reference for identifying nature in its natural surroundings. The guide includes 50 photo spreads. In addition, each spread includes two or three more photos of creatures with which the insect might be confused or with which it might share common features. For beginning buggers, this thorough field guide offers much more.
Subsequent rhymes tackle the when, where, and why of web-dome.
The rhymes are simple. They offer basic information and vocabulary, and they set the mood for Lloyd-Jones's realistic watercolors. Van Cleave starts with the basics, such as making your own insect-catchers. Place half of an over-ripe banana in the bottom part of the bottle. Insert the top part of the bottle backward into the bottom part.