The story of the root children /
Olfers, Sibylle, 1881-1916,
The story of the root children / Sibylle von Olfers. - Second edition. - 20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Name of translator not identified. Originally published in German as Etwas von den Wurzelkindern in 1906.
A tale of the wildflower root-children, who spend the winter asleep deep underground in the care of wise Mother Earth. When spring comes, they wake up, sew new gowns and capes, clean and paint the beetles and bugs, and climb out into the warm spring sunshine. After playing in the fields and meadows all summer, Mother Earth welcomes them back to their home underground.
Translated from the German.
9781782506911 1782506918
Nature--Fiction.
Seasons--Juvenile fiction.
Spring--Juvenile fiction.
Hibernation--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, German--Translations into English.
Nature fiction.
Picture books.
The story of the root children / Sibylle von Olfers. - Second edition. - 20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Name of translator not identified. Originally published in German as Etwas von den Wurzelkindern in 1906.
A tale of the wildflower root-children, who spend the winter asleep deep underground in the care of wise Mother Earth. When spring comes, they wake up, sew new gowns and capes, clean and paint the beetles and bugs, and climb out into the warm spring sunshine. After playing in the fields and meadows all summer, Mother Earth welcomes them back to their home underground.
Translated from the German.
9781782506911 1782506918
Nature--Fiction.
Seasons--Juvenile fiction.
Spring--Juvenile fiction.
Hibernation--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, German--Translations into English.
Nature fiction.
Picture books.