A Flower Fairy Alphabet - Couverture rigide

Barker, Cicely Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0723263558 ISBN 13 : 9780723263555

Editeur : Frederick Warne & Co, 2009

Synopsis

A deluxe addition to the Flower Fairies classics, complete with all of Cicely Mary Barker's original poems and illustrations. She re-creates the beauty of nature through her art and drawings from life with botanical accuracy and exquisite watercolors. Her Flower Fairies are a unique combination of naturalism and fantasy. Newly redesigned in the style of the bestselling "Fairyopolis," the collectible Flower Fairies classics series is essential background reading for all "Fairyopolis" fans.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies BooksT 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 flowers is accompanied by a delightful poem. A Flower Fairy Alphabet introduces common flowers and helps children learn the by making the experience magical. Favourites to be found in A Flower Fairy Alphabet include: The Apple Blossom Fairies, The Lily-of-the-Valley Fairy and The Jasmine Fairy.The seven other titles in the Flower Fairies series, Flower Fairies of the Spring, Flower Fairies of the Summer, Flower Fairies of the Autumn, Flower Fairies of the Winter, Flower Fairies of the Wayside, Flower Fairies of the Garden and Flower Fairies of the Trees, 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 the Flower Fairies - a handy, pocket-sized book of craft ideas and recipes for mothers who need a touch of magic in their lives.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Frederick Warne & Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0723263558
• ISBN 13: 9780723263555
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 56