Caterpillars (Peterson Field Guides: Young Naturalists)

I bought this for my grandniece. I am a serious amateur lepidopterist and she asked me what the caterpillar was that she found in her garden. I told her and then thought that kids often find caterpillars crawling around, they are funny looking or colorful, and it might be a good idea for me to get her a book on caterpillars. It is easy to find pictures of the butterflies, not so easy for their larva. This was a good general introduction of caterpillars she might find. I told her how to rear one in a potted plant. Later she called and told me the book was right because the butterfly was what the book said the caterpillar was. I think I have a budding scientist in my family.

I liked what little there was there. Great pictures and information, but not enough specimens shared!

We knew a lot about caterpillars and butterflies upon purchase and were a little disappointed to find that this was not more detailed or vast in its offerings.

For all those caterpillars we find in the yard, my children may now identify which butterfly it will become. It's a great book, full color photos, and just the right size for my kids to flip through quickly to find the info they need. By the way, a stack of nature guides is all I use for our homeschool science for the first few years. It helps them learn to "look it up" and discover the wonders of creation.

This is a great starter field guide. It is not to heavy. It also has great photos and lots of info for the young naturalist.

Bought for my nephew, he loves to read, don't know if he has had the time to read it yet, but I am sure he will as this is what he requested.

Can't go wrong with ANY Peterson field guide.

My son was disappointed in this field guide. It doesn't stack up to the others available. The Little Golden Guides and the the Smithsonian guides published by DK are our favorites, and then the Peterson Field guides are ok too. Choose a different one is my opinion.

Good book but not what I required

I purchased this for my grandson who's ten and he loves it ,,,we have lots of caterpillars and he finds it very interests to know which are to be butterflies and which ones are moths...arrived quickly, thank goodness, it takes all the guess work out of caterpillers...

Anybody buying this book needs to be aware that it refers only to caterpillars found in North America, although some are found here. Other than that it is fine, but limited in scope.

The book gives a limited identification of a few caterpillars of North America and since I live in England it unfortunately is not much use to me.

okay