Dandelion: Celebrating the Magical Blossom [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Amy S. Wilensky (Author), Yumi Heo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

This unique homage to the dandelion includes elixirs, potions and cures; recipes; methods for making dandelion tea and wine; and little known lore and history, folk poems, sayings, and superstitions. Illustrated throughout with original oil paintings by the well-known artist Yumi Heo.

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Book Description

The timeless appeal of the distinctive and fanciful dandelion is celebrated in a lovely book of dandelion lore, literature, elixirs and cures, recipes, and little-known history. Full-color oil painting illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Council Oak Books; 1st edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571780939
• ISBN-13: 978-1571780935
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Gift, May 12, 2000

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Nancy Porter (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dandelion: Celebrating the Magical Blossom (Hardcover)

I just received Dandelion as a gift, and consumed it immediately. From the whimsical illustrations to the clever and personal introduction (I could smell the grass being mowed!), there is information I never dreamed of - although I did a lot of dreaming as a girl making wishes and blowing the puff balls of this ever more interesting plant! I hope to try all the recipes and potions, but mostly can't wait to try the "magic" tucked in between the poetry and enlightenment of these precious pages! This little treasure will be my answer each time I can't think of the "Perfect Gift"!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dandelion Lover Disappointed!, May 5, 2005

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J. Pizzo (New Gloucetser, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dandelion: Celebrating the Magical Blossom (Hardcover)

I love dandelions and I thought this would be a good book, but I was dissapointed, and after reading the book in its entirety, upset. I found that the author plagerised many parts of her book, especially from the book DANDELIONS ARE FREE By: Joanne Juliette Henry and Stacy L. Wanchisn which was published before a few years before this book. There are even some instances where whole paragraphs are copied. What kind of writer does that and why? The author also does not list a single reference. That was annoying. This book in my opinion is a waste of money and time to read, as there are much better books on dandelions. The only thing that I have to say nice about this book is the illustrations are funky and cute.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, June 21, 2001

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dandelion: Celebrating the Magical Blossom (Hardcover)

This fetching little tome is written in praise of that bane of suburban lawns...the dandelion. Not many people realize that the dandelion is not native to North America, but was brought over by the Puritans who could not imagine life without it! This book is written is a psalm of praise of the dandelion, reintroducing it to the American people.

This book contains nutritional facts about dandelions, recipes, dandelion lore, it's herbal uses, poems in praise of the dandelion, and so much more. This book may not make you fall in love with the dandelion, but it will give you a different view of it. I enjoyed this book immensely, and I think that you will too!