Akron Public Library

BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS is a colorful and informative guide to this popular group of insects. Beginners and experts will enjoy new discoveries on every page. Known in scientific circles as Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, while closely related, display wildly different characteristics. At a glance we can usually tell a butterfly from a moth by whether it flies during the day or the night. Butterflies are day flyers, and moths are most often nocturnal....

From the depths of the ocean to the plains of Africa, Sharks and Elephants are just two of the 18 new titles that take a close look at where we stand in the food chain. While the accessible texts are great for reports, it's the close-up photography that keeps kids turning the pages. Within every child lies a burning curiosity about our planet -- a world teeming with amazing life-forms and natural wonders. From anacondas to zebras, our Naturebooks...