[PCA] Fwd: Isabella's Peppermint Flowers - new children's book to engage youth interest in our native flora

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Isabella's Peppermint Flowers is new children's book written by Susan Leopold
(of UpS) and illustrated by Nicky Staunton.  It's about our native
flower Spring Beauty *(Claytonia virginica)*, with botanical info and
historical background on Virginia's first flora by John Clayton from mid
1700s.


More about the book: http://www.floraforkids.org

Isabella's Peppermint Flower's was inspired by the idea of sharing the
story of one single wildflower as a spring board to engage young people in
wanting to learn more.


"It's spring, and Isabella and her sister, Flora, are excited to go flower
hunting to look for woodland wildflowers. They have a special patch of
"peppermint flowers" they hope to find on their walk. The sisters discover
that their peppermint flowers have another name: *Claytonia virginica*.
Discovering the wildflower's scientific name teaches the sisters about
Virginia's colonial history, key aspects of botany,- and the natural
history of spring wildflowers and their role in the ecosystem."

While Spring Beauty is native throughout the Easter temperate deciduous
forest, all profits will be donated to the Flora of Virginia Project:

http://floraofvirginia.org/
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