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Learning about the Garden with Sleeping Beauty
Series: FAIRYTALE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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See moreRoses were very dangerous for Sleeping Beauty--that everybody knows. But do you know other flower beauties from her garden as well? This combination of encyclopedia and fairy tale will help you! Far, far away after crossing nine mountains and nine rivers lived a charming princess Sleeping Beauty and her great passion was gardening and taking great
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Learning about the Garden with Sleeping Beauty
Roses were very dangerous for Sleeping Beauty - that everybody knows. But do you know other flower beauties from her garden as well? This combination of encyclopaedia and fairy tale will help you!
Far, far away, after crossing nine mountains and nine rivers, lived a charming princess, Sleeping Beauty, whose great passion was gardening and taking great care of all the plants that surrounded her palace. The princess was cursed when she pricked her finger on a thorn one day. She fell fast asleep, and the entire garden became shrouded in bramble roses, hawthorn, and weeds.
How will the charming princess save her garden? Discover the princess's story, and explore the wonderful world of gardening with this richly illustrated book featuring seven gatefolds on each spread.
Series: FAIRYTALE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Learning about the Garden with Sleeping Beauty
Learning about the Garden with Sleeping Beauty Roses were very dangerous for Sleeping Beauty - that everybody knows. But do you know other flower beauties from her garden as well? This combination of encyclopaedia and fairy tale will help you! Far, far away, after crossing nine mountains and nine rivers, lived a charming princess, Sleeping Beauty, whose great passion was...Hardback$4700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
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Learning about the Garden with Sleeping Beauty cleverly combines a fairy tale with educational content, offering children an engaging way to learn about plants and gardening. The book is praised for its beautiful illustrations and its seamless blend of fiction and nonfiction elements. Some readers felt the writing could be complex at times, but overall, many find it a delightful and educational read for young gardeners, particularly for those interested in starting their own garden.
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ISBN: 9788000059396
Publisher: Albatros nakladatelstvi as
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 September 2021
Country: Czechia
Imprint: Albatros nakladatelstvi as
Illustration: Color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Linh Dao
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 228.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 14
About the Author
Stepanka Sekaninova used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children's programs. Now she is a writer and an editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic.
Linh Dao spent much of her life in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she was born, before moving to the Czech Republic. She studied illustration in Brno and animation in Zln, where her graduation film earned several international awards. In 2016, she won a prize in the Young Creative category at the ADC Creative Awards. After a stint in corporate life, she returned to freelancing as an illustrator and animator. She lives in Brno, where she survives mainly on potato chips and green tea.
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