A Rose Named Peace

<p><b>Beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline an inspirational biography of the Peace rose and its creator digs deep into world history botany and the rewards of perseverance.</b><br><br>From a young man&#146;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&#146; 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. Ten 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.</p>