Wildflowers Around The Year

A noted naturalist/photographer presents this collection of photos of wildflowers taken over the course of a year. Readers are introduced to more than 30 wildflowers found in backyards, vacant lots, and swamps across the country, with background information on each variety accompanying full-color photos.

While snow was still on the ground, noted naturalist/photographer Hope Ryden set out to find and document the wide variety of wildflowers that bloom each season. In conversational essays accompanied by stunning full-color photographs, she introduces readers to more than thirty wildflowers found in backyards, vacant lots, and swamps across the country, from the common dandelion to the rare and delicate nodding ladies' tresses. She also tells the story behind the name of each flower and describes the relationship each has with its specific winged pollinator--bird or insect. Informative and beautiful to look at, Wildflowers Around the Year will inspire young readers to start their own search for these often hidden treasures. Bibliography.