The Secret Language Of Flowers

Author: Samantha Gray; Sarah Perkins (Illustrator)

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Price : $22.95 AUD
ISBN : 9781907563874
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Imprint : CICO Books
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Weight (g) : 0.272155
Publication date : 01 October 2011
Dimensions : 186mm X 123mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 22.95
Availability date : 01 October 2011
Out of print date : 14 December 2017
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Product Type : books

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Author : Samantha Gray; Sarah Perkins (Illustrator)
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Bind : Hardback
Edition : 1011
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 398.368213
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Pages : 128
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Description

Did you know the type of flowers you give can speak volumes? 'The Secret Language of Flowers' is a fascinating insight into the Victorian tradition of using flowers to convey secret messages, in a society where feelings often had to be suppressed. Samantha Gray reveals how flowers came by their meanings in folklore and how flowers became the language of courtship, love, friendship, beauty, and more. Discover the meanings of over 50 flowers: how lily of the valley symbolizes the return of happiness, how bluebells stand for constancy and everlasting love, and how daffodils represent high regard and chivalry. With stunning illustrations by artist Sarah Perkins that capture all of the beauty of flowers, this is an exceptionally lovely and fascinating gift book.

Author description

Samantha Gray is a writer and editor. Samantha is the author of a number of books for children and adults, including The Faerie Book (CICO Books). She is also a contributor to the Flower Fairy Friends series and has worked on titles ranging from Magical Moonlight Feast to Primrose's Woodland Adventure and the Flower Fairy Dress Up Book.

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.