Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America

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Summary: Very Comprehensive and Useful!
Review: Our childrens librarian recommended this book to us and it has been so helpful. We are always finding caterpillars, cocoons, butterflies and have found the illustrations in this book very helpful in identifying them. My son is five and the illustrations are good enough so that he can identify the caterpillars and butterflies even though he can't read yet. I would highly recommend this guide!

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: The kids have a wonderful time identifying all those catterpillers. They used to bring each one to me to help them identify what they were. Now they can do it themselves.

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Summary: A beginner's book for caterpillars, butterflies, and moths
Review: This is a good book for beginning naturalists, including kids. The book covers 120 common North American species of caterpillars and their moths or butterflies. It includes helpful info regarding the host plant(s), life stages of each species, and identifies the regions of the U.S. in which they are most commonly found. There are no photos, however, the colorful illustrations work well. One disappointing aspect of the book is its bredth and depth. I would have liked to have seen more species included for the area covered (the United States). Some areas of the country (northwest, west, and southwest) are underrepresented in the book's coverage of species. The book seems to have a better coverage of eastern species.