Author: Olaf Hajek
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791375067
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this beautiful exploration of everyone’s favorite fresh food, Olaf Hajek’s brilliantly colored and uniquely stylized paintings are accompanied by informative texts that will enthrall readers of all ages. As in his previous books, Flower Power and Veggie Power, Hajek’s whimsical, imaginative paintings—inspired by a variety of artistic traditions—situate each fruit in a fascinating cultural context. Each “portrait” features delightful pictorial clues about how the fruits are grown and consumed. Opposite the illustrations, Annette Roeder’s engaging texts offer illuminating and often surprising facts from throughout history and contemporary life. As mouthwatering as a summer peach, and as surprising as a pomegranate’s seeds, this book serves up page after page of delicious, nutritious, but most of all fun portions of fruity knowledge from all over the world.
Olaf Hajek's Fantastic Fruits
Author: Olaf Hajek
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791375067
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this beautiful exploration of everyone’s favorite fresh food, Olaf Hajek’s brilliantly colored and uniquely stylized paintings are accompanied by informative texts that will enthrall readers of all ages. As in his previous books, Flower Power and Veggie Power, Hajek’s whimsical, imaginative paintings—inspired by a variety of artistic traditions—situate each fruit in a fascinating cultural context. Each “portrait” features delightful pictorial clues about how the fruits are grown and consumed. Opposite the illustrations, Annette Roeder’s engaging texts offer illuminating and often surprising facts from throughout history and contemporary life. As mouthwatering as a summer peach, and as surprising as a pomegranate’s seeds, this book serves up page after page of delicious, nutritious, but most of all fun portions of fruity knowledge from all over the world.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791375067
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this beautiful exploration of everyone’s favorite fresh food, Olaf Hajek’s brilliantly colored and uniquely stylized paintings are accompanied by informative texts that will enthrall readers of all ages. As in his previous books, Flower Power and Veggie Power, Hajek’s whimsical, imaginative paintings—inspired by a variety of artistic traditions—situate each fruit in a fascinating cultural context. Each “portrait” features delightful pictorial clues about how the fruits are grown and consumed. Opposite the illustrations, Annette Roeder’s engaging texts offer illuminating and often surprising facts from throughout history and contemporary life. As mouthwatering as a summer peach, and as surprising as a pomegranate’s seeds, this book serves up page after page of delicious, nutritious, but most of all fun portions of fruity knowledge from all over the world.
Flower Power
Author: Christine Paxmann
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791373994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Take on a magical journey through the world of healing flowers in this children's book by renowned artist Olaf Hajek. Olaf Hajek's fantastical and mesmerizing 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.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791373994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Take on a magical journey through the world of healing flowers in this children's book by renowned artist Olaf Hajek. Olaf Hajek's fantastical and mesmerizing 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.
Black Antoinette
Author: Olaf Hajek
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899554526
Category : Illustrators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Recent work by one of the most internationally sought-after illustration artists.
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899554526
Category : Illustrators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Recent work by one of the most internationally sought-after illustration artists.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Author: George Milbry Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abnormalities, Human
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abnormalities, Human
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Olaf Hajek
Author: Olaf Hajek
Publisher: Distanz Editions
ISBN: 9783954761098
Category : Painting, German
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lavishly Colorful Illustrations of Fantastic Worlds of Wonders
Publisher: Distanz Editions
ISBN: 9783954761098
Category : Painting, German
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lavishly Colorful Illustrations of Fantastic Worlds of Wonders
Karl Blossfeldt
Author: Karl Blossfeldt
Publisher: Schirmer Mosel
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
These black & white images of plant seeds, stems, blossoms, pods, leaves & bulbs are as arresting in their detail as they are beautiful in their simplicity. The result is a rather surreal documentary of nature as art.
Publisher: Schirmer Mosel
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
These black & white images of plant seeds, stems, blossoms, pods, leaves & bulbs are as arresting in their detail as they are beautiful in their simplicity. The result is a rather surreal documentary of nature as art.
Coloring Book Joan Miro
Author: Annette Roeder
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791370391
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Big art for little hands, these enchanting activity books allow young artists to explore the world’s masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791370391
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Big art for little hands, these enchanting activity books allow young artists to explore the world’s masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines.
Flowerhead
Author: Olaf Hajek
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899552812
Category : Animals in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hajek's painted illustrations take us on a visual tour de force of naively surreal juxtaposition, of fairytale fancies and rearranged realities, to explore a realm that is strangely off-kilter and out of perspective.
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN: 9783899552812
Category : Animals in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hajek's painted illustrations take us on a visual tour de force of naively surreal juxtaposition, of fairytale fancies and rearranged realities, to explore a realm that is strangely off-kilter and out of perspective.
The Hotel for Bugs
Author: Suzy Senior
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781801041690
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's the grand opening of the Hotel for Bugs complete with a buffet, pool and spa - the ideal place for bugs to go on holiday. Then a SLUG turns up . . . He's much too squishy and slimy and is NOT welcome at the Hotel for Bugs. Until a small bug speaks up. Everybody should be welcome at the brand new and fabulous HOTEL FOR ALL!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781801041690
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's the grand opening of the Hotel for Bugs complete with a buffet, pool and spa - the ideal place for bugs to go on holiday. Then a SLUG turns up . . . He's much too squishy and slimy and is NOT welcome at the Hotel for Bugs. Until a small bug speaks up. Everybody should be welcome at the brand new and fabulous HOTEL FOR ALL!
Encyclopedia of LITERATURE
Author: JOSEPH T. SHIPLEY
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description