02728cam a2200457 i 4500 623609710 TxAuBib 20220826120000.0 210721s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536208436 hardcover 1536208434 hardcover (OCoLC)1260820186 TxAuBib rda Roberts, Barbara Carroll, author. A Rose named Peace : how Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war / By Barbara Carroll Roberts ; Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. How Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "From a young man’s experiments in cross-pollination to the rose that became an international symbol of hope, this gentle picture book biography, beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, is a quiet epic of war and peace. Francis Meilland was passionate about roses. He loved their rich perfume, their buds unfurling in the summer sun, and their petals, soft as lambs’ ears. Like his father and grandfather before him, Francis cultivated flowers on the family farm in France. In his teens, he set about grafting and experimenting, determined to create a rose no one had seen before, and as the world braced for World War II, he rushed cuttings to rose-growing friends around the globe. Six patient years later, word reached him: his rose had not only flourished; people were calling it the Peace Rose. An ideal gift for science and history buffs and for gardeners of all ages, this life story of a special flower is also a love song to living a dream from beginning to end, through sun and through storm."-- Provided by publisher. 6-9 years. Grades 1-4. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 0.5 518040. 20220826. Meilland, Francis 1912-1958 Juvenile literature. Roses Breeding Juvenile literature. Gardening Juvenile literature. Gardeners Juvenile literature. Biographies. lcgft Illustrated works. Ibatoulline, Bagram, illustrator. Candlewick Press, publisher. TXKPL