Insects. Ross E. Hutchins. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice- Hall, Inc., 1966. xii, 324 pp. $6.95.

Excerpt: Contemporary entomological writing usually falls into one of two categories: general picture-books designed. for youngsters, and learned monographs and specialized publications that are generally unavailable and incomprehensible to the layman. Insects fills this gap, and interprets modern findings for the advanced amateur, the adult lay public, and even offers insights into aspects of entomology that a professional entomologist, devoted as he is to a specialized field, will find to be new and interesting