In Beautiful Butterfly, we have taken some liberties with nature you won't find all the insects in this story living together in the same hab itat. But in the world of the Beautiful Butterfly, who learns her lesson about vanity and pride the hard way, anything is possible.

The i ridescent blue and black ulysses butterfly is a swallowtail butterfly fr om the wet tropical rainforest of northern Queensland. The dull brown un derside of the wings helps to camouflage this large butterfly that has a wingspan of about 10 cm.

About the Author: Rebecca Johnson is an award-winning primary school science teacher and h as written more than 60 books for children.