Drawn from nature /

Ahpornsiri, Helen,

Drawn from nature / Helen Ahpornsiri. - First U.S. edition. - 60 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

"Art made from plants & flowers"--Jacket and book cover.

Spring: The spring chorus ; Nest building ; The trees awake ; Growing up ; Hares are hopping ; Pond life ; All in a row ; Butterflies & blossoms -- Summer: In the meadow ; Swallows swooping ; Crickets chirping ; In the reeds ; Glorious green leaves ; Buds & bees ; Summer nights -- Autumn: Deer rutting ; Golden leaves ; Dandelion puffs ; Time to fly ; Nuts & berries ; Forest fungi -- Winter: Hibernation ; Bare branches ; Birds of a feather ; Winter berries ; Robin redbreast ; Red fox at night -- A note from the artist.

Helen Ahpornsiri presents nature through the seasons in a unique way, creating intricate illustrations from fronds, flowers, leaves, bark, seeds, and lichen. (Miller Library Staff)
An intricately crafted journey through four seasons of flora and fauna. Helen Ahpornsiri's intricate artwork transforms leaves, petals, and seeds into bounding hares, swooping swallows, and blossoming trees. Using nothing but pressed plants, this journey through the seasons captures the wonder and magic of the natural world between the pages of a book. This standout title with beautiful nonfiction text will take readers through an extraordinary year in the wild.

Elementary Grade. Ages 6-9. Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up and for parents and teachers.

9780763698980 0763698989

2018935022

GBB836522 bnb

018756371 Uk


Seasons--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Juvenile literature.
Natural history--Juvenile literature.
Nature study--Juvenile literature.
Nature craft--Juvenile literature.
Plant prints--Juvenile literature.
Collage--Juvenile literature.
Pressed flower pictures--Juvenile literature.
Botanical specimens--Juvenile literature.

QB637.6 / .A37 2018

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