A comprehensive guide to insect spotting, full of useful tips on finding insects in your local park or garden, identifying different species and even how to make a pooter - a special tool that scientists use to catch insects in order to study them! There are ways to make your garden more insect-friendly and clear step-by-step guides to making your own wormery and butterfly house. Everything your budding nature detective needs to know about the world of creepy crawlies!
A simplified version of the full-sized field guides makes it easy and fun to get started in the field.
Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.