Natural History of Fairies

A beautifully illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled by Professor Elsie Arbour in the 1920s, is now available for readers of today. The book features a gold foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker, and sprayed gold edges. It contains colorful sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their important role in the natural world. It explores the wide and wonderful array of different species of fairies around the globe and reveals their habitats, camouflage, and life cycle. The book concludes with a reminder to protect the endangered habitats of fairies and all other creatures.

Format: Hardback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 22 September 2020
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

This captivating natural history of fairies, meticulously compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for the readers of today. Featuring a gold foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker, and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with vibrant sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their vital role in the natural world. Inside, you will discover the vast and wonderful array of different species of fairies 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 fairies 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.

Weight: 768g
Dimension: 273 x 310 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711247666