The Fairies

by Suza Scalora

Book Overview

After mysteriously receiving a copy of an old manuscript, an archeologist sets off around the world to photograph and document the existence of a variety of fairies. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060282347
• ISBN13: 9780060282349
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5

Customer Reviews

No bland little pixies here

I love mythological creatures, and this book had such imagination in that area. It had beautiful glossy color pictures of fairies. They looked so enchating and colorful. It worked the imagination with the information given. My favorite fairy was Twyla. This book gives all believers hope and is fit for all ages because it's always good to believe in a little magic.

A charming photo book

An archeologist goes out in search of photographic evidence of fairies after coming across a 19th century fairy field journal. Suitable for all ages.The book is set up like a bird watcher's picture journal. Fairies are cataloged in order of sighting, listing common/latin names, origin, history, place of sighting, notes, etc facing a photograph of the fairy in question. The photos vary depending on how close the archeologist was able to get to the fairy and how fast that fairy was moving. Every inch of the book not taken up with text or photos is full of Scalora's paintings. I recommend this book for anyone who has enjoyed the Pressed Fairies' series or the Flower Fairies books.

Beautiful and inspiring

Got this book for my daughter who can't keep her eyes off of it. Suza has done a fantastic job of visually conveying another reality. It appeals to me as an adult from a purely aesthetic point of view and it appeals to my daughter as a beautiful work on a subject close to her heart. Very unique, very visionary.