A rather superficial book, with no index. However, it does have one cool thing - an activity to guide you calibrate the crickets in your area to a thermometer, to then be able to check the temperature outside without a thermometer.
Last year I didn't like this book so much, because Josh was looking for an encyclopedia of insects and this one doesn't compare to those. However, this is a great book for backyard bugwatching. Now we have read it again this year with Benjamin and I think it's fantastic. It shows which caterpillars become which butterflies/moths, as well as other common backyard insects. It gives good information as well as some projects.
I am not a fan of bugs, but this book contains some nice pictures and facts about different insects that kids would like. This book can be used during a science lesson about insects.
I think this book is very informational! I like the set of five books I purchased and I can see myself and my future students utilizing them in the future.