Books and kit for dragonfly fans
A short, sensible list. You don’t need any of it to enjoy dragonflies: a pond and a sunny day will do.
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Books
- Dragonfly field guidesFor telling a darter from a chaser, and one blue damselfly from another.
- Pond life books for childrenLarvae, snails, tadpoles and the rest of the pond crowd.
- Insect books for childrenLook for ones written with naturalists or scientists.
Looking closer
- Children’s binocularsFor watching hawkers patrol a pond from the bank.
- A magnifying glassFor looking at an exuvia up close.
- Insect colouring booksEmerald, azure, golden-ringed: plenty of colours to choose from.
For drawing and recording
- Nature journalsSomewhere to note what you saw, where and when.
- Coloured pencilsFor field sketches.