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| Regardless of age, we all enjoy the fun of discovering new insights to our natural world. Nature’s Notes delivers this joy using “bite-sized learning” text and dazzling close-up photos to unlock scores and scores of fascinating secrets. The fast-paced format features mini-articles and sidebars interspersed with fun and affordable projects as well as backyard explorations revealing all kinds of hidden natural treasures. Nature’s Notes unique spiral-binding and flexible jacket make this eye-popping book both sturdy and “outdoor-friendly”. Put it in your backpack and take it on your nature hikes. Learn about frogs, toads, turtles, birds, snakes, salamanders, snails, mushrooms, wild flowers, insects and much more! |
| Winner of the 2011 National Outdoor Book Award the outdoor world's largest and most prestigious book award program |
With this book in hand, readers of any age will discover - just outside their own doors, no matter where they live - a world they never knew existed. Stunning photography is combined with expert information to create an up-close and personal tour of the hidden lives of spiders, beetles, butterflies, moths, crickets, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, ladybugs and many other backyard residents. You won't believe your eyes! Each creature is shown in its natural setting and many are shown progressing through the stages of their life cycles. This is a one-of-a-kind look at some of life's most fascinating mysteries - surprising, captivating, and perfect for nature lovers of all ages. |
| What are Native plants? A native plant is one that has naturally existed in a certain habitat for a long time without being introduced there by humans. It has survived the local soil and climate conditions and has natural hardiness. Native plants provide food for wildlife like butterflies, insects, birds and animals. Generally, the plants in North America are considered to be native if they were already there before colonization. Native plants may be better adapted to the habitat in a specific area, and need less water and care, if you include them in a garden with similar growing conditions. * Some native plants are beneficial (or even critical) in certain habitats but invasive and undesirable in others. * Some native plants can become aggressive in small gardens due to self-seeding or underground runners, so choose wisely. Be sure to do your research to learn which plants are best for your landscape or garden. One way to get native wildflowers is to contact a local wildflower rescue group. They collect native plants (with permission) from sites that are scheduled to be developed by construction companies. You can also search the internet for native plant nurseries, native plant societies, wildflower preservation groups or your local Cooperative Extension Service. Here are some sites we found to be helpful: www.for-wild.org - www.plants.usda.gov - www.plantnative.org - www.wildflower.org Many people are concerned that some of the non-native plants introduced into this country will eventually crowd out our native plants, especially the pretty wildflowers. As education and awareness of this issue grows, it should become increasingly easier to buy native plants for your own gardens.....preserving them for future generations to enjoy. We use a mix of both native and "friendly" non-native plants in our butterfly gardens. As we gain more knowledge and experience we will strive to focus more on our local native varieties that would be good choices for our particular gardens. We used to think that any plant that voluntarily sprouted up in our yard was a native. Now we know that's not always true. |
Do you have a butterfly or bug question? Would you like to exchange kid-friendly site links? Interested in gardening for butterflies? |
High-quality educational butterfly and moth field guide sheets created with our own photographs and showing all life cycle stages. Click on them to get a larger view. These double-sided sheets are covered in a heavy, crystal-clear laminate. |
| .Winner of two Teacher's Choice Awards |
For every person who has ever watched the miracle of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, this book is a treasure chest of amazing butterfly transformations. Readers are invited to explore and experience the life cycle stages of many common backyard butterflies in this unique collection of stunning full-color, up-close photography all taken in a live garden setting. |
All photographs on this site are copyright protected. Contact us to request pricing for digital images or prints. We have thousands of photographs not shown on this website. Feel free to contact us to see if we have the nature photos that you require for your project. All of our photographs are taken with Nikon equipment. Click HERE to see our sample gallery 1 Tim 5:18 |
Buy our books online... click on a link below |
Our butterfly book won two national awards Learning Magazine's 2007 Teachers' Choice Award for "Children's Books" & "Product of Excellence for the Family" |
| For wholesale pricing of our BUTTERFLY or BUG book contact our publisher: www.storey.com For our NATURE book contact: www.WillowCreekPress.com |
What's the difference between a butterfly and a moth? * Usually butterflies are active during the day and moths fly at night, but there are exceptions. * Butterflies have thread-like antennae with small knobs at the end. * Moth antennae often look like little feathers, especially on the males. * Most butterflies have an exposed chrysalis, while many moths spin silk cocoons to hide theirs. * Moths often have very fuzzy, thick bodies and hairy legs. Butterflies are more smooth. |
| Fun photos and facts about butterflies, eggs and caterpillars |
| more insect life cycle photos: Click here |
| one Butterfly sheet $5 plus $2 shipping |
| one Moth sheet $5 plus $2 shipping |
| Save $2 on shipping - buy two sheets (mix or match) for a total of $12 |
| Moth plus Butterfly sheets |
| 2 Butterfly sheets |
| 2 Moth sheets |
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| Welcome to our website! We are the authors of these books: "The Life Cycles of Butterflies" "The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs" "Nature's Notes" We hope you find our site to be fun and educational. |
| Butterfly - front side |
| Butterfly - back side |
| Moth - back side |
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| ~ ~ ~ ~ Butterfly or Nature presentations ~ ~ ~ ~ Meet the authors - book signing and sales, observe and handle live insects (seasonal), questions and answers Butterfly and Bug show and tell - life cycle presentation, educational display setups, insect specimens to observe Nature photography - camera basics, how to photograph insects in the wild, tips and tricks for great shots, our secrets! Gardening for butterflies - attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, habitat conservation with native plantings, how to hand-raise butterflies and moths Insect life cycles - learn all about ladybugs, lightning bugs, praying mantis, beetles, dragonflies, and more! Making nature fun! - get your hands on nature, dirt won't hurt, what's under that log, let's explore the creek, nature projects We offer a wide range of presentations tailored to your particular group, class, club, convention, or other event. ~ ~ ~ ~ Click here for more details ~ ~ ~ ~ |
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| Our photo of the month baby tree frog |
| Copyright 2004-2012 Burris & Richards |
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| Sister and brother Judy Burris and Wayne Richards are the authors and photographers of The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) plus the Teacher's Choice Award for "Product of Excellence for the Family", and The Life Cycles of Butterflies, which won the Teacher’s Choice Award for “Children’s Books” as well as “Product of Excellence for the Family.” Their articles and nature photography have been published worldwide in calendars, books, newspapers and magazines including Butterfly Gardener, Birds and Blooms, Nature's Garden, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Better Homes and Gardens, Cincinnati Magazine, and Backyard Living. |
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"This is the perfect nature guidebook for children, and it will help lead and instruct them through the fascinating world just outside their doors."
| Each butterfly is photographed as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and winged adult. This book makes a great gift and is a wonderful teaching tool for students, teachers and parents. |
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| Winner of the 2012 Teacher's Choice Award |
Coming soon - April 2012... . Spiral-bound: 232 pages . Publisher: Willow Creek Press . Hundreds of full-color... nature photographs....... Fun projects for the...... whole family............... |
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