
LIST OF FLOWERS
1. LESSER CELANDINE
2. BULBOUS BUTTERCUP
3. MEADOW BUTTERCUP
4. MARSH MARIGOLD
1. WALLFLOWER
2. WILD MUSTARD
3. HEDGE MUSTARD
1. YELLOW HORNED POPPY
2. ROCK ROSE
A gentle, illustrated guide invites curious youngsters to explore the world of wildflowers that dot fields and woods in spring and summer. With forty‑eight bright, full‑colour plates, each page shows a single blossom clearly, making it easy to match the flower you find on a walk. The book is compact enough for a child’s hands yet rich with detail that brings every petal, leaf and seed pod to life.
The text is written especially for young readers, using only a few new words and grouping the flowers by colour—blue, yellow, white—so a child can locate a picture quickly. Simple explanations introduce basic parts such as the calyx, sepals, petals and stamens, turning each discovery into a little lesson about how flowers grow and attract bees, birds and butterflies. It encourages kids to look closer, name what they see, and delight in the hidden wonders of the garden.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (199K characters)
Series
Shown to the children series; 2.
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Hazel Batey, Anna Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2012-06-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
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