Dragonflies Magnificent Creatures of Water, Air, and Land

176 Pages·2015·13.486 MB·English

by  Pieter van Dokkum

d r a g o n f l i e s

D R A G O N F L I E S
Magnificent Creatures of Water, Air, and Land
pieter van dokkum
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
van Dokkum, Pieter, 1972
Dragonflies : magnificent creatures of water, air,
and land / Pieter van Dokkum.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-300-19708-2 (alk. paper)
1. Dragonflies—United States. 2. Dragonflies—United States—
Pictorial works. I. Title.
QL520.2.A1D65 2015
595.7'33168—dc23 2014025844
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c o n t e n t s
p r e f a c e The Secret Pond 10
o n e Beginnings 12
t w o An Excellent Design 30
t h r e e Dew-clad Dragons 50
f o u r Masters of Flight 62
f i v e Portraits 76
s i x Hunters 110
s e v e n The Next Generation 120
e i g h t Endings, New Beginnings 150
a f t e r w o r d 168
s u g g e s t e d r e a d i n g s 171
i n d e x 173
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