Fandex Family Field Guides: Wildflowers [With Deck of 50 Die-Cut Cards] Contributor(s): Clausen, Ruth Rogers (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761114645 ISBN-13: 9780761114642 Publisher: Workman Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Other Published: September 1999 Annotation: Wildflowers Bringing the world of North American wildflowers to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a field guide that's as beautiful, practical and intriguing as the flowers themselves. Die-cut images are sharp, the colors true, shapes life-like--identification is guaranteed. Plus a quick chart of vital stats includes family name, life cycle, range, and habitat. Accompanying entries cover the history and cultural significance of each plant--Columbine's use as a love charm, the wars fought over Wild Hyacinth, the medicinal power of White Sage--and detail its use in the home garden. 50 DIE-CUT CARDS |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General |
Dewey: 582.130 |
LCCN: 00268343 |
Lexile Measure: 1230 |
Series: Fandex Family Field Guides |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 2.9" W x 11.6" (0.57 lbs) 97 pages |
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Publisher Description: Wildflowers Bringing the world of North American wildflowers to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a field guide that's as beautiful, practical and intriguing as the flowers themselves. Die-cut images are sharp, the colors true, shapes life-like--identification is guaranteed. Plus a quick chart of vital stats includes family name, life cycle, range, and habitat. Accompanying entries cover the history and cultural significance of each plant--Columbine's use as a love charm, the wars fought over Wild Hyacinth, the medicinal power of White Sage--and detail its use in the home garden.
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Contributor Bio(s): Clausen, Ruth Rogers: - Ruth Rogers Clausen received a Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association and has written for the American Garden Guides series. The former horticulture editor for Country Living Gardener magazine, Rogers Clausen contributes to Country Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Handbooks, and Reader's Digest Books. |