text by Brian Cassie, photographs by Kjell Sandved, foreword by Robert Michael Pyle

 

In this gorgeous little nature album (it’s 3½" x 6"), Sandved gets butterflies to hold still—by capturing them in close-up photographs—and the secrets that he reveals can be breathtaking. A World of Butterflies features exquisite full-page pictures of 200 butterflies from around the world, accompanied by text that is authoritative and engaging, including essays on butterfly migration, butterflies and the environment, butterfly gardening, and watching and collecting butterflies. The selection of butterflies is arranged by location, from the Arctic Circle to rain forests, woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. Species in the book include butterflies from India, Costa Rica, Brazil, Russia, New Guinea, Thailand, Indonesia, and many North American favorites.