Background
Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd was born on September 17, 1907 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of James Campbell and Edith Belinda (Brownfield) Todd.
(A Notable Book of 1975 is made available once again, to i...)
A Notable Book of 1975 is made available once again, to introduce young readers to the often unfamiliar flowers and fruit of trees in the seven major forest regions of the United States. Reissue.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395689430/?tag=2022091-20
(Full-color paintings and black-and-white drawings, along ...)
Full-color paintings and black-and-white drawings, along with an understandable text, teach about the healing and harmful potential in the many plants we see every day and explain the medicines and poisons derived from these plants.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060208627/?tag=2022091-20
(Holly, ivy and other greenery such as mistletoe were orig...)
Holly, ivy and other greenery such as mistletoe were originally used in pre-Christian times to help celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival and ward off evil spirits and celebrate new growth. These plants continue to be associated with Christmas and are still used to decorate our homes today.
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(Explains the process of pollination, describing the repro...)
Explains the process of pollination, describing the reproductive parts of a flower and the role that insects, birds, mammals, wind, and water play in the process.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0690046774/?tag=2022091-20
(A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once ag...)
A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once again offers young readers a thoughtful, illustrated examination of the reproductive cycle of various flowering plants, tracing all steps in the process. Reissue.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395689449/?tag=2022091-20
(A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once ag...)
A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once again offers young readers a thoughtful, illustrated examination of the reproductive cycle of various flowering plants, tracing all steps in the process. Reissue.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395683769/?tag=2022091-20
Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd was born on September 17, 1907 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of James Campbell and Edith Belinda (Brownfield) Todd.
Bachelor, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1930; student, Art Students League, New York City, 1930-1932; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, 1988.
Instructor art, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1930-1933; freelance textile designer, New York City, 1935-1952; head art department, Manhattanville College, New York City, 1932-1953; botanical illustrator, author, New York City, 1952-1990; botanical illustrator, author, Boulder, Colorado, since 1990.
(Full-color paintings and black-and-white drawings, along ...)
(A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once ag...)
(A new edition of the critically praised 1984 book once ag...)
(Holly, ivy and other greenery such as mistletoe were orig...)
(Discusses the importance of forests, the parts and cycles...)
(A Notable Book of 1975 is made available once again, to i...)
(Explains the process of pollination, describing the repro...)
(Introduces in text and detailed illustrations the charact...)
(Presents a description of and background information abou...)
(An introduction to herbs, their history, characteristics,...)
(Book by Dowden, Anne Ophelia)
Member Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Botanical Garden, Denver Botanic Garden.
Married Raymond Baxter Dowden, April 1, 1934 (deceased January 1982).