A Natural History Of Fairies

By (author) Hawkins Emily; Illustrated by Roux, Jessica
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Fairies are all around us – you just need to look carefully and you’ll see signs of them everywhere. Written and compiled by the esteemed botanist Professor Arbour, prepare to be amazed as we discover everything there is to know about the natural history of fairies. 

Description:

This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today.

Featuring a gold foil–embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with colourful sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their important role in the natural world.

Inside, you will discover the wide and wonderful array of different species of fairy around the globe and explore where and how they live. Delight in this hidden world as you learn all about:

• The anatomy of a fairy (Land-based fairies have individual, separated toes, just as humans do. However, many species of water fairy have webbed feet.)
• The life cycle of a fairy (When walking in the heather, be careful of the tiny flutterpillar of the Wicklow Fairy, decked out in greens and purples.)
• Clever fairy camouflage (Reed fairies living in wetlands usually wear striped clothes to hide among the tall reeds.)
• Fairies around the world (Meet the Lily Hopper of sub-Saharan Africa, the Queen Fairy of New Guinea, the Penguin Fairy of the Antarctic and many more.)
• Fairy habitats (Fairies make their homes in all types of places: woodlands, jungles, deserts, the Poles and even human homes.)

Concluding with a reminder that we must protect the endangered habitats of fairies, and all other creatures too, this is a book to be treasured for a lifetime.

Table of contents:
THE SECRET LIFE OF FAIRIES
WHAT ARE FAIRIES
THE ANATOMY OF A FAIRY
FAIRY WINGS
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A FAIRY
CLEVER CAMOUFLAGE
FAIRIES OF THE WORLD
FAIRY HABITATS
MEADOW AND GARDEN FAIRIES
WOODLAND FAIRIES
MOUNTAIN AND HILL FAIRIES
FRESHWATER FAIRIES
MARINE AND COASTAL FAIRIES
JUNGLE FAIRIES
DESERT AND SAVANNAH FAIRIES
POLAR FAIRIES
HOUSE FAIRIES
LIFE IN FAIRYLAND
FAIRIES AND PLANTS
A POISON GARDEN
FAIRIES AND ANIMALS
FAIRY FOES
FAIRY LANGUAGE AND SECRET SCRIPTS
A GUIDE TO FINDING FAIRIES
 
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"A magical, mysterious volume full of vintage-inspired sketches and precise field notes."
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''I’m a huge fan of Emily Hawkins’ books and her style of writing. This pairing with Jessica Roux’s minutely detailed illustrations is nothing short of sublime, with beautifully timeless elements like a foil-embossed cloth cover ribbon marker, majestic endpapers with a stunning bookplate and sprayed gold edges that make it feel like an instant heirloom.''
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''This will be a book that''s kept forever.''
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''This is possibly the most enchanting illustrated book I have ever owned. […] We ADORE this book and it is one of my top picks for 2020!''
Biographical note:
Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In