A deluxe book of flower fairies / Cicely Mary Barker.

Author: Barker, Cicely Mary, author.

Physical Description:267 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 25 cm.

Note:"The material in this volume was originally published in four separate books, Flower fairies of the spring--a celebration, Flower fairies of the summer--a celebration, Flower fairies of the autumn--a celebration, Flower fairies of the winter--a celebration"--T.p. verso.

Note:"First published in four separate volumes by Frederick Warne 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002"--T.p. verso.

Note:"Text for Summer, Autumn and Winter sections by Anna Trenter"--T.p. verso.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Cicely Mary Barker -- A fairy history -- A fairy time line -- The making of a flower fairy -- Spring songs -- Flower fairies of the spring -- Flower fairies of the summer -- The lost fairies -- Flower fairies of the autumn -- Autumn feasts and traditions -- Flower fairies of the winter -- The traditional meanings and uses of plants.

Note:A collection of Cicely Mary Barker's poems about the fairies that live in the flowers of each of the seasons offers background material on her life, times, and work and information about the plants she portrayed.

Audience:2-3

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