‘Discover the secrets of seventeen flower and plants through Olaf Hajek’s captivating illustrations!
What thoughts come to mind when you see flowers? Wow, look at those colors! And the scent! Incredible, what lovely blossoms.
But flowers can do so much more than just look pretty. This book, adorned with Olaf Hajek’s enchanting illustrations throughout, reveals nature’s secret powers and its bewitching ways.
Olaf Hajek's pictures are like medicine for your senses. They put you in a good mood ad conjure up a brighter world.'
Written by Christine Paxmann.
Illustrated by Olaf Hajek.
Olaf Hajek's fantastical and mesmerising art is familiar to many adults. Now young readers can enjoy his work while learning about the fascinating health benefits of flowers they encounter every day. Hajek's paintings spring to life, populated by insects, birds, fruit, and fairytales that illustrate the drama of the natural world.
Accompanying each painting are engaging texts that explore various cultural and medicinal aspects of the flowers as well as their importance to artists, writers, and healers. As they learn how iris roots were used to alleviate teething pain in babies and how poppy plants led to the invention of the salt shaker, kids will also get to know a garden's worth of blooms-from wild roses to carnations and peonies to marigolds.
Kids will look at flowers in a whole new light and will delight in this beautiful keepsake of botanical illustrations by a celebrated artist.