This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, drafted in the 1920s by botanist Professor Elsie Arbor for her niece, is now unveiled to readers today. Featuring a fabric cover with a gold foil title, bookmark, and gilt edges, this magnificent volume is filled with colorful musings and precise notes that detail the secret life of fairies and their significant role in the natural world.

Inside, you will discover the vast and wonderful variety of different fairy species around the globe and explore where and how they live. Enjoy this hidden world as you learn all about:

• The anatomy of a fairy (Dry fairies have individual, separated thumbs, just like humans. However, many water fairy species have webbed toes.)
• The life cycle of a fairy (When walking through the heather, watch out for the tiny butterfly of the Wicklow fairy, dressed in greens and purples.)
• Intelligent fairy camouflage (Reed fairies living in wetlands usually wear striped clothing to hide among tall reeds.)
• Fairies around the world (Meet Lily Hopper of sub-Saharan Africa, the Fairy Queen of New Guinea, the Penguin Fairy of Antarctica, and many more.)
• Fairy habitats (Fairies make their homes in all sorts of places: forests, jungles, deserts, the Poles, and even human dwellings.)

Concluding with a reminder that we need to protect the endangered habitats of fairies and all other creatures, this is a book to treasure for a lifetime. Pages: 64, Year of Publication: 0922, Dimensions: 30.4x30.4cm