A Magical Guide to Plants - Folklore, History and Spells

About the author

Sandra Lawrence has written for all the British broadsheet newspapers and many magazines, including Marie Claire, Britain, British Heritage, The English Garden and Kitchen Garden. Her 19 books mainly focus on history, gardens and folklore; she is probably best known for her biography of horticultural maverick Ellen Willmott, Miss Willmott's Ghosts. She is the author of three other esoteric titles with Kew, which have been translated into 10 languages - Witch's Garden, The Magic of Mushrooms and Witch's Forest. Her website is sandralawrence.com.Dawn Cooper
Dawn graduated from Bath School of Art & Design with a first-class degree in Graphic Communication in 2011, and she has rarely set down her pens and paper since! Her work includes non-fiction children's books, book covers, maps and packaging. Dawn finds great inspiration from the natural world, traditional botanical drawings, animals, works of fiction and illustrated quotations.

Product details

• Authors: Dawn Cooper, Sandra Lawrence, Lawrence Sandra
• Assisted by: Cooper Dawn (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9781803381633
• ISBN: 978-1-80338-163-3
• No. of pages: 64
• Illustrations: clr illus
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees