Book Details
The Story of the Root Children
Sibylle von Olfers
| Price: | £9.99 |
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| Publication Date: | 01 Apr 1990 |
| Availability: | Available to buy |
| Format: | hardback | Extent: | 28 pages |
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| Size: | 280 x 210 mm | ISBN: | 9780863151064 |
| Publisher: | Floris Books | Subject: | Picture Books |
| Illustrations: | colour illustrations | Age Range: | From 3 to 5 years |
All through the winter the Root Children are asleep underground, but when spring comes Mother Nature wakes them up. Then the Root Children are busy cleaning and painting the beetles and bugs. When summer comes they play in the fields, ponds and meadows.
Also available in a mini-version.
Reviews
'Nothing could date this stunningly illustrated century-old book telling the story of the seasons … Children are enchanted by images like the root children painting a line of ladybirds with pots of red and black paint. Sibylle von Olfers' careful drawings depict Nature scenes halfway between imagination and reality.'
-- Juno Magazine, Top Ten Children's Books
About the Author(s)
The Story of the Root Children is Sibylle von Olfers' (1881-1916) best known work. Her blend of natural observation and use of simple design has led to comparisons with Kate Greenaway and Elsa Beskow.
Of Further Interest
Also available by Sibylle von Olfers:
The Princess in the Forest
The Story of the Root Children (Mini Version)
The Story of the Snow Children
The Story of the Wind Children
A craft book to make some of the characters from Story of the Root Children is available:
Making Flower Children
| £9.99 | Available to buy |
