{"product_id":"a-rose-named-peace-how-francis-meilland-created-a-flower-of-hope-for-a-world-at-war-9781536208436","title":"A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeautifully 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Carroll Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eNikki on the Line\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Virginia with her husband, two cats, and one very goofy dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBagram Ibatoulline\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Matchbox Diary\u003c\/i\u003e by Paul Fleischman; \u003ci\u003eOn the Blue Comet\u003c\/i\u003e by Rosemary Wells; \u003ci\u003eThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Kate DiCamillo; and \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent Came to Gloucester\u003c\/i\u003e by M. T. Anderson. Bagram Ibatoulline lives in Chichester, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717344825618,"sku":"9781536208436","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce63887e-dac9-44a2-9d56-87e056675f70.jpg?v=1734615737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-rose-named-peace-how-francis-meilland-created-a-flower-of-hope-for-a-world-at-war-9781536208436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}