The slippers' keeper:

"After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of Showy Lady's Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book ... Ian Wallace depicts how [he] became a steward of a fragile piece of land in Eastern Ontario. Thanks to his passion, diligence, and...

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1. Verfasser: Wallace, Ian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto, Ont. [u.a.] Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press 2015
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Zusammenfassung:"After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of Showy Lady's Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book ... Ian Wallace depicts how [he] became a steward of a fragile piece of land in Eastern Ontario. Thanks to his passion, diligence, and generosity, the Purdon Conservation Area (now the Mississippi Valley Conservation Area) was established in 1982. It is home to one of the largest colonies of Showy Lady's Slippers in North America"--Amazon.com
Beschreibung:[16] Bl. überw. Ill. 21 x 28 cm
ISBN:9781554984145
1554984149