This book is one of a series of Little Books which are little books but they pack a big punch. They will remind many readers of Observer books because they are a similar size, but don’t let the small dimensions make you think that these books are lightweights. Not at all.
This volume (I will come to Trees, Beetles and Spiders in future reviews) deals with evolution, biogeography, different taxa of butterflies, behaviour, ecology, anatomy, physiology, curious facts and the place of butterflies in our culture in 160 (little) pages. The book is well illustrated throughout and is written in a clear way for the serious reader.
I enjoyed this volume and learned a bunch of interesting things.
There is, of course, a snag in putting a lot of information on a relatively small number of small pages – the font is small too. So put on your best reading glasses – I think you’ll find it worthwhile. And, if your house is full of books – this one is worth its little space.
The cover? Understated and for that reason I’d give it 7/10.
The Little Book of Butterflies by Andrei and Alexandra Sorakov is published by Princeton University Press.
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