100 Insects of Arkansas and the Midsouth: Portraits & Stories - Paperback

Lavers, Norman: - Norman Lavers taught English all over the country before landing at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, where he taught for 25 years. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and from the time he was a child brought home every creeping and crawling thing he saw and kept it as a pet. When Norman Lavers retired from teaching in 2000, he and his wife, Cheryl, began studying and photographing the fantastic insects of Arkansas full time, sharing their enthusiasm for insects through presentations to Master Naturalists and Arkansas Audubon Society Adult Ecology Workshops, as well as other groups.Lavers, Cheryl: - Cheryl Lavers grew up in Porthcawl, on the south coast of Wales, in a family of nature lovers. Her earliest memories are of walks in the countryside to see birds and wildflowers, especially the delicate terrestrial orchids of the nearby sand dunes. She studied painting at Bath Academy of Art and since coming to the U.S. has painted birds and plants, most recently concentrating on the wonderful variety of leaves found in Arkansas. Cheryl has enjoyed exhibiting her bird and botanical paintings. When her husband, Norman Lavers, retired from teaching in 2000, the couple began studying and photographing the fantastic insects of Arkansas full time, sharing their enthusiasm for insects through presentations to Master Naturalists and Arkansas Audubon Society Adult Ecology Workshops, as well as other groups