{"product_id":"the-butterfly","title":"The Butterfly","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781916812338\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Saraband\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding, loving and protecting butterflies in all their enchantments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century 'aurelians', through the Victorian 'golden age' of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams,\u003ci\u003e The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003euncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialised existences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local environment, focusing on edgeland habitats that are home to many species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is perhaps because butterflies are so fragile and fleeting that we are so beguiled by them. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e paves the way toward uncovering the history of our fascination with butterflies and learning how to spot and identify them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41506933211269,"sku":"PR401657","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXQA2PXELHA.jpg?v=1769648073","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-butterfly","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}