Bloomin' tales
Subtitle: Texas : seven favorite wildflower legends
By: by Cherie Foster Colburn ; illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein
Publisher: Bright Sky Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houston, TX
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781936474189
Subjects: Wild flowers; Tales; Flowers; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies; Folklore
Other titles: Blooming tales
Description: Seven tales from Texas reveal the stories behind wildflowers as they were told by Native Americans, Mexicans, or European settlers. Includes "fun facts" about each flower and notes on the stories.
Table of contents: title: Frolicking fairies (morning glory); title: Starry dreams (water lily); title: El paisano Meets Senor Rattlesnake (prickly pear); title: Finding Firefly (Indian blanket); title: Bushy Fox's tail (foxglove); title: Magic walking stick (goldenrod); title: When feathers bloomed (Bluebonnet).