The Illuminated Language of Flowers

by Kate Greenaway, Jean Marsh

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Illustrations and poems by Wordsworth, Shakespeare, and other English poets accompany an alphabetical listing of 700 plants and flowers and their meanings.

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vroussel 37 reviews

The only thing about this book that seems child-oriented are the illustrations. This book merely provides an alphabetized list of the meanings behind each flower, and does so twice. There are a few poems dispersed throughout, but they are not easy to understand for younger audiences. I feel like I would've loved this book more if each flower was illustrated alongside it's meaning. Kind of disappointing...

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