Synopsis "A Flower is a Friend"
In the garden ecosystem, a flower means many things toeach bird, insect, and creature. What does a flower do? They may not seem active to humaneyes, but for the creatures of the garden they dust a bumblebee, shade a frog, feed a hummingbird, and serve as the center of a buzzing, humming, thrummingcommunity. In A Flower is a Friend, award-winning author FriedaWishinsky's spare text whispers softly to readers about the many ways a flowercares for those around it, while award-winning illustrator Karen Patkau'sstriking art provides a close-up view of each mouse, frog, and butterfly withina blossom's embrace. Rich back matter unfurls further information about thepartnerships within the garden ecosystem, including the ways these gardencreatures are friends to flowers in return.