A rose named Peace : how Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war
Roberts, Barbara Carroll2022
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Francis Meilland was passionate about roses. He loved their rich perfume, their buds unfurling in the summer sun, and their petals, soft as lambs' ears. Like his father and grandfather before him, Francis cultivated flowers on the family farm in France. In his teens, he set about grafting and experimenting, determined to create a rose no one had seen before, and as the world braced for World War II, he rushed cuttings to rose-growing friends around the globe. Ten patient years later, word reached him: his rose had not only flourished; people were calling it the Peace Rose. An ideal gift for science and history buffs and for gardeners of all ages, this life story of a special flower is also a love song to living a dream from beginning to end, through sun and through storm.
Main title:
A rose named Peace : how Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war / Barbara Carroll Roberts ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
Author:
Roberts, Barbara Carroll, authorIbatoulline, Bagram, artist
Imprint:
London : Walker Books and Subsidiaries, 2022.
Collation:
47 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Preschool.
ISBN:
9781529506402 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1294496