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A natural history of fairies : from the notebook of Professor Elsie Arbour / compiled by Emily Hawkins ; illustrated by Jessica Roux.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 32 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1786037637
  • 9781786037633
  • 9780711247666
  • 0711247668
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The secret life of fairies -- What are fairies? -- The anatomy of a fairy -- Fairy wings -- The life cycle of a fairy -- Clever camouflage -- Fairies of the world -- Fairy habitats -- Meadow and garden fairies -- Woodland fairies -- Mountain and hill fairies -- Freshwater fairies -- Marine and coastal fairies -- Jungle fairies -- Desert and savannah fairies -- Polar fairies -- House fairies -- Life in fairyland -- Fairies and plants -- A poison garden -- Fairies and animals -- Fairy foes -- Fairy language and secret scripts -- A guide to finding fairies.
Summary: "Complied by the esteemed botanist Professor Arbour, this beautiful book was left to her goddaughter to help her discover the secret life of fairies and the special role they play in the natural world. Featuring precise notes and intricate sketches, these pages reveal the different species of fairy from around the globe, exploring where and how they live. From fairy anatomy, camouflage, and languages, to their life cycle and habitats, this delicately illustrated album illuminates a hidden world that will delight fairy-lovers everywhere." -- Back cover.Summary: "This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy HAWKING EMILY Available 33111010427199
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy HAWKING EMILY Available 33111010427256
Total holds: 0

The right of Emily Hawkins to be identified as the author and Jessica Roux to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (United Kingdom).

The secret life of fairies -- What are fairies? -- The anatomy of a fairy -- Fairy wings -- The life cycle of a fairy -- Clever camouflage -- Fairies of the world -- Fairy habitats -- Meadow and garden fairies -- Woodland fairies -- Mountain and hill fairies -- Freshwater fairies -- Marine and coastal fairies -- Jungle fairies -- Desert and savannah fairies -- Polar fairies -- House fairies -- Life in fairyland -- Fairies and plants -- A poison garden -- Fairies and animals -- Fairy foes -- Fairy language and secret scripts -- A guide to finding fairies.

"Complied by the esteemed botanist Professor Arbour, this beautiful book was left to her goddaughter to help her discover the secret life of fairies and the special role they play in the natural world. Featuring precise notes and intricate sketches, these pages reveal the different species of fairy from around the globe, exploring where and how they live. From fairy anatomy, camouflage, and languages, to their life cycle and habitats, this delicately illustrated album illuminates a hidden world that will delight fairy-lovers everywhere." -- Back cover.

"This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today"-- Provided by publisher.

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