
Flowers and Their Friends
A LETTER TO THE READERS OF THIS BOOK.
CONTENTS.
Morning-Glory Stories.
Stories About the Geranium Family
Hyacinth Stories
STORIES ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS
GLOSSARY.
Delight in a bright, friendly tour of gardens where blossoms and their tiny companions share secrets. The author invites young listeners to discover how morning‑glories, bindweeds, geraniums, and many other flowers grow, bloom, and invite bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to sip their hidden nectar. Along the way, curious words are explained in a handy glossary, turning each new term into a small adventure of its own.
Each chapter reads like a series of short stories, pairing vivid descriptions of petals, leaves, and pollen with the bustling lives of the insects that rely on them. Listeners will learn why bees gather both honey and “beebread,” how flowers hide their sweet stores, and what makes each blossom uniquely suited to its pollinators. The gentle tone encourages curiosity about nature’s intricate teamwork, making the world of plants both accessible and wonderfully alive.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (244K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Boston: Ginn & Company, 1897.
Credits
Richard Tonsingand the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2024-01-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1858–1923
A gifted nature writer and teacher, this American author turned biology into stories children could enjoy and understand. Her books invite young readers to look closely at seeds, insects, flowers, and the wider living world.
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