Watts, Barrie

Describes the habitat of an African game reserve and the animals found there.

Photographs help show the life cycle of the moth from the egg and caterpillar stages to the moment it emerges from the cocoon as a flying insect.

Photographs follow the development of a butterfly from mating to birth of the caterpillar to chrysalis to the emergence of the butterfly.

Describes the appearance, life cycle, habitat, collection, and care of caterpillars.

Discusses the parts of mushrooms and how these fungi grow.

Describes how an apple develops from a blossom in the spring to a ripe fruit in the autumn.

Describes the characteristics and habitats of wood lice and millipedes and discusses how to collect and keep them temporarily for observation.

Discusses the housing, breeding, feeding, and special needs of stick insects and mantises when kept as pets.

Describes in simple terms and illustrations how the potato develops from a shoot to a plant with the edible parts growing underground.