Wildflowers Around the Year - Hardcover

Ryden, Hope

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395858143 ISBN 13: 9780395858141

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2001

Synopsis

Conversational essays accompanied by stunning photographs introduce more than thirty wildflowers found in backyards, vacant lots, and swamps across the country, telling the story behind the name of each flower and describing the relationship each has with its specific winged pollinator--bird or insect.

About this title

About the Author:

Hope Ryden has written four nonfiction books on wild horses, and her articles and photographs on the subject have appeared in National Geographic and other publications. She is also the author of the novel Wild Horse Summer. Ms. Ryden lives in New York City and Wolf Lake, New York.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-8-Ryden opens her book with the statement, "Everyone loves wildflowers," and then makes a case for enjoying and protecting them. Her large, incredibly sharp, full-color photos of 38 species are stunning. The text accompanying each picture is both informative and personal. Readers find out how the flower got its name, where to look for it, how it is pollinated, how it has been studied by scientists or used by people, and what meaning it has to the author. Occasional slight personification ("The Canada lily prevents this from happening by hanging its head") adds to the affectionate tone of the writing, inviting youngsters to care about these flowers. This is not a field guide. Although the entries are arranged generally by the months in which they bloom in the U.S., there are no maps; the size of the book eliminates easy portability; and the small number of flowers covered limits its use in identification. See it instead as a luxurious invitation for children to take a close look at wildflowers in their part of the country.

Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ

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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0395858143
• ISBN 13: 9780395858141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 90