Did you know some butterflies have fake antennas to confuse predators?
Did you know butterflies can use their feet to taste?
Did you know some butterflies hibernate like bears?
Did you know Monarch butterflies fly up to 2,500 miles to migrate south?
Discover these facts and many more in this new addition to the popular series that combines raucous amounts of humor with a surprising amount of information on beloved animal friends.
Suggestions for further reading. Full-color illustrations.
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These additions to Eaton's informational picture series (The Truth About Elephants, rev. 1/19; and others) are characteristically odd, exuberant, and instructive. Straightforward content is presented through expository text in a large, bold typeface. Lively cartoons offer additional details—and plenty of jokes. While human children are shown actively learning about the titular creatures, the butterflies and hawks (among other animals) talk with one another and react to the facts, often with wit. After the child in Butterflies declares those to be her "favorite with wings," for example, a bird sarcastically and disapointingly remarks, "Wow. Okay." Pen-and-ink illustrations, colored digitally with stron black outlines and solid color fills, threaten to overwhelm each spread, but sidebars, word balloons, labels, and other visual elements function as effective organizers. Breif back matter adds further context about wingspans, migratory routes, and more.