A natural history of fairies : from the notebook of Professor Elsie Arbour

Hawkins, Emily (author.). Roux, Jessica, (illustrator.).

Summary: "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."--

Record details

ISBN: 0711247668
ISBN: 9780711247666
ISBN: 1786037637
ISBN: 9781786037633
Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 32 cm.
Publisher: Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.
Copyright: ℗♭2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:

The right of Emily Hawkins to be identified as the author and Jessica Roux to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (United Kingdom).

Formatted Contents Note:

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.