Flower Fairies of the Autumn - Couverture souple

Barker, Cicely Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0216898706 ISBN 13 : 9780216898707

Editeur : Blackie & Son, 1974

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies Books™ are being re-designed. Inspiration has been drawn from the original publishers' connections with The Glasgow School of Art to produce an exquisite new cover. With fresh new title pages and endpapers, reset text and printed on a fine quality paper, these new editions make a charming gift for all Flower Fairy enthusiasts. In a format that has enchanted readers for 90 years, each of Cicely Mary Barker's beautiful illustrations of the fairies of wild and familiar autumn flowers is accompanied by a delightful poem. Flower Fairies of the Autumn with the Nuts and Berries that They Bring celebrates the harvest and introduces children to the season's plants by making them magical. Autumnal favourites to be found in Flower Fairies of the Autumn include: The Rose-Hip Fairy, The Acorn Fairy and The Horse Chestnut Fairy.The seven other titles in the Flower Fairies series, Flower Fairies of the Spring, Flower Fairies of the Summer, Flower Fairies of the Winter, Flower Fairies of the Garden, Flower Fairies of the Trees, Flower Fairies of the Wayside and A Flower Fairy Alphabet, are available as single editions or as part of The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies. Also available from Penguin is The Everyday Handbook for Magical Mothers as presented by Flower Fairies - a handy, pocket-sized book of craft ideas and recipes for mothers who need a touch of magic in their lives.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This new edition of Cicely Mary Barker's classic Flower Fairy title features a beautiful and catwalk-inspired cover. Intricate and reminiscent of lace, the new cover pays homage to the delicate beauty of Cicely's original illustrations. The book includes all the original classic poems and illustrations of the Flower Fairies of the Summer Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies have been ethereal companions to girls and women around the world ever since the publication of Cicely's first book in 1923. The magical illustrations have inspired generations of children to search for fairies at the bottom of their gardens. There is something delightfully charming about the delicate, childlike fairies of Cicely's imagination. Once seen, they are never forgotten. Cicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. She found international acclaim as an artist with her delightful Flower Fairies books the first of which, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was printed in 1923.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackie & Son
• Date d'édition: 1974
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0216898706
• ISBN 13: 9780216898707
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 54
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible