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Author Williams, Wendy, 1950- author.

Title The language of butterflies : how thieves, hoarders, scientists, and other obsessives unlocked the secrets of the world's favorite insect / Wendy Williams.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
©2020

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  595.78 WILLIAMS    DUE 05-09-24
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  595.78 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  595.789 WIL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  595.78 WIL    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  595.789 WILLIAMS    Check Shelf

Edition First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description xiv, 224 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-222).
Contents Introduction -- Past. The gateway drug ; Down the rabbit hole ; The number one butterfly ; Flash and dazzle ; How butterflies saved Charles Darwin's bacon -- Present. Amelia's butterfly ; A parasol of monarchs ; The honeymoon hotel ; Seablands ; On the Raindance Ranch ; A sense of mystical wonder -- Future. The social butterfly ; Paroxysms of ecstasy ; The butterfly highway -- Epilogue: In the mountains of Mexico.
Summary "In this fascinating book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world's most resilient creatures--the butterfly--shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives"-- Provided by publisher.
From butterfly gardens to zoo exhibitions, we've encouraged them to infiltrate our lives. Williams reveals the inner lives of these 'flying flowers' and shows that butterflies are far more intelligent and tougher than we give them credit for. She takes readers to butterfly habitats across the globe and introduces us to not only various species, but to the scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying them. -- adapted from jacket
Subject Butterflies -- Popular works.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Butterflies. (OCoLC)fst00843103
Genre/Form Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
Creative nonfiction.
Instructional and educational works.
Other Form: Online version: Williams, Wendy, 1950- The language of butterflies New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020 9781501178085 (DLC) 2019025247
ISBN 9781501178061 (hardcover)
1501178067 (hardcover)
9781501178078 (paperback)
1501178075 (paperback)
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