Flower Fairies of the Trees [Hardcover]

Cicely Mary Barker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002 | Age Level: 1 and up | Series: Flower Fairies

First published in the 1920s, the "Flower Fairy" books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In "Flower Fairies of the Spring" we meet twenty charming fairies including the Bluebell Fairy, the Daffodil Fairy and the Primrose Fairy. Each fairy encourages us to look at nature and learn to appreciate the true beauty and wonder of the 'ordinary' world around us.

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About the Author

Cicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. She found international acclaim as an artist with her delightful Flower Fairies books the first of which, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was printed in 1923.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Warne (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723248338
• ISBN-13: 978-0723248330
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,528,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cicely Mary Barker was born in 1895 in Croydon, South London, and spent most of her life there. Because of ill-health she was educated at home and largely taught herself to draw and paint, encouraged by a supportive family and assisted by membership of the Croydon Art Society. She was only sixteen when she had her first work accepted for publication as a set of postcards, and from that time she devoted her career to painting. It was her Flower Fairies books that brought Cicely Mary Barker her greatest popular acclaim. Like the Pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so much admired, she believed in recreating the beauty of nature in art and in drawing from life. Her plants and flowers were observed with complete botanical accuracy and in the fairies themselves she captured perfectly the unselfconscious grace of children, whom she used to sketch in her sister's school.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Enchanting Pictorial of Common Trees, April 13, 2000

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Vicky K. Woodard (Nazareth, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flower Fairies of the Trees (Hardcover)

Cicely Mary Barker's illustrations are botanically accuratedepictions of tree leaves, stems and flowers, but the crowningachievement is the fairy showcased in each. Each illustration is accompanied by a delightful poem that invites the reader to enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature.

This is a wonderful book for a child or anyone interested in botanical drawings or trees.

5.0 out of 5 stars pictures that remain with you long after childhood, November 10, 2011

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sally tarbox (aylesbury bucks uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flower Fairies of the Trees (Hardcover)

On one page is a picture of a tree with its own fairy, on the opposite side an accompanying verse. I LOVE the pine tree fairy, his hat made out of a cone; and the lilac fairy sniffing the blossom.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to get young children interested in poetry, August 1, 2009

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Z Hayes (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flower Fairies of the Trees (Hardcover)

Young children who love fairies and nature will absolutely adore these series of books on the Flower Fairies. The poems and illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker are sweet, and magical. The illustrations are greatly detailed, the fairies appear life-like and truly magical. A perfect way to get young children interested in poetry - highly recommended!