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This book is an ideal learning tool for children, parents, teachers and adults who want to learn more about the wondrous variety of plants from around the world. Included with each plant is its genus and family name--like the Physalis and Solanacease, which are the name for the Chinese lantern plant.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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A collection of 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington's, stunning cottage garden. Each of the collages will have a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and the compositions will change -sometimes the plants will be in a vase or a jug, sometimes presented as a wreath or growing straight from the ground. All of the crochet motifs will...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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Readers are able to create their own beautiful landscapes after they learn to draw flowers, trees, and plants thanks to this helpful guide. Step-by-step instructions clearly support readers, and colorful illustrations are included to give them an example to follow. This helps young artists build up their confidence, and the supportive tone of the text encourages them every step of the away. In addition, readers are instructed to use their own creativity...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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"This is a botanically based (as opposed to free-form drawing) practical manual on how to paint a vast range of plants in watercolour and other media. Drawing on her experience as a teacher at RHS Rosemoor, Christine Brodie takes a holistic approach to botanical art, covering: botanical terminology; drawing and painting techniques in a wide range of media; dissection and examination of plants; simple experiments that can be performed at home; microscope...
7) Plants
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to fold origami plants. The text level and subject matter are intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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2020.
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The ultimate how-to guide to the essential botanical art techniques from the people who know it best, the American Society of Botanical Artists. Helpful tutorials covers watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, egg tempera, oils, pen and ink, and printmaking. -- adapted from back cover.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Ever since the creation of the world's first zoological and botanical gardens 5,000 years ago, people have collected, displayed, and depicted animals and plants from lands far beyond their everyday experience. Strange and Wonderful offers a richly illustrated journey across millennia and around the globe to explore the root of this phenomenon in art"--
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[2018]
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In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
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