Butterfly book and supplies info needed...

[Randy Emmitt]

Randy,

Please don`t take this in the wrong light. With young kids these days
learning good things like recycling and hopefully a little conservation, you
might just consider changing your plan just a little.

How about getting a few good field guides like Jeffrey Glassberg`s
Butterflies thru Binoculars(eastern US) and/or Paul Opler/Amy Bartlett
Wright`s Western Butterflies Peterson Field Guide(western US). And then get
your nets and a few temporary holding jars (recycled) and let the kids
capture the butterflies study them, then release them after they find out
what they are.

Another thing you could do is use a digital/video camera to capture the
butterfly and upload the photos to a PC and or a web site like Harlen Aschen
does with his class room at http://www.homestead.com/vcs/

There`s many more possiblities of what you could do without harming the
butterflies and I`m sure the children would learn a great deal more.

Sincerely,

Randy L Emmitt, Nature Photographer
Rougemont, NC
Butterflies found in NC online!
http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/butterflies.html

Randy Minnehan wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>    I am a elementary school teacher (Grade 4), and I'm looking for a few
> things for my classroom, getting ready for an in-depth exploration of
> butterflies by my students.  This is a wonderful age for engaging
> students and creating live-long interest in science.  First, I'm looking
> for a book... I was told the "bible" of professional leps is BUTTERFLIES
> OF THE WORLD by Paul Smarts.  Is this true?  I cannot seem to find any
> information on it... I guess it's out-of-print, but I cannot locate a
> copy anywhere.  Anyone know where I might be able to find a new or used
> copy of this book?  Can you suggest any other excellent butterfly books
> I might look for?  I'm not looking for books geared towards younger
> students, I'm just looking for the best reference sources available.
>
>    Also, I'm looking for supplies... butterfly nets, mounting boards,
> the works.  Can someone direct me to a good source, preferably with a
> web page?  Any suggestions where to locate inexpensive yet excellent
> sources for finished, prepared butterfly mounts?
>
>    Any help or direction would be appreciated!
>
>    Thanks!
>    R. Minnehan