this charming little book dates from 1947 and has many delightful illustrations. rather like the ladybird "what to look for" pictures.
you can see from this advert on ebay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226286207040
Charles
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i was delighted to spot this at the CBS. it is available on Abebooks as well as ebay. there are several other books about Peter's natural history interests.... Peter's Insect Friends/Bird Friends etc.Padfield wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 2:54 pm I think I have to find a copy of this for my collection ! It's beautifully written and really lovely.
It's interesting that almost all the butterflies (the exceptions being the undersides) are painted from collections, in the pinned position, as if that were what butterflies look like in nature ! The ladybird book, which I have (it was my first butterfly book), portrays at least some of the insects in more natural postures.
One of the paradoxes of today's youth is that we have never had a more environmentally conscious generation and at the same time, perhaps never had a generation more ignorant of natural history. It astounds me when I watch things like University Challenge, how many super-bright young things can't tell a blackbird from a raven or an ash from a sycamore. We desperately need the modern equivalent of Peter's Butterfly Friends !
Guy
Why bother? They can see them on their smartphonesyoung folk nowadays do not spend much time catching sticklebacks in jamjars like we did in the olden days
We are just catching up on the rounds that we recorded, just watched semi-final 1 from the last series.