This is a gorgeous book, just lovely. It contains the research notes of a naturalist of the 1920's, on fairies from around the world, and there are so many interesting things to learn! Wing types, habitats, adaptions, camouflage techniques, interactions with other species, and more. Along the way, we learn more general things about the different areas of the world the fairies live in, giving us a broader sense of their lives- a nice treat for the junior nature scientists! The accompanying illustrations are beautifully rendered with lots of detail, and the notes with the pictures give additional insights. Unfortunately, fairies are at risk of becoming endangered, along with many animal species, as more and more of their habitats are being destroyed by humans. Hopefully, humans will come to the conclusion that this destruction must end, preserving these areas and their inhabitants, including fairies!

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This book was beautifully made and so superb thanks to the magnificent art that you can't not love and admire. I spent some time on each page because I loved looking at the illustrations. This book is so enchanting and captivating. We, readers and lovers of fantasy, will enjoy this book very much. I can say that fantasy writers must have this book for it is so inspiring. It was interesting how the author gave life to these little beings and she made them look like some kind of animals with different species and everything.

What also made this book so enjoyable to read and "turn its pages"was the illustrations. They gave to the descriptions of the fairies made by the author a lively magical existence.
This book was so wonderful and I had a good time while reading it and looking at the illustrations to the point that I want to go looking for the fairies in my garden and house.

This was a beautifully illustrated reference book about the history of fairies. Kids will have fun reading the descriptions and learning about the different habitats of fairy species from around the world. You can decide at the end of the book if you believe fairies are real or not. I choose to believe they are real. :)

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This book is absolutely beautiful and full of fun fairy information. I know my daughter would have loved this when she was little, and she might still treasure it now as a teenager. It was really well done.

This book is about a fairy researchers field notes. She always tried to keep her passion a secret because she feared she'd be ridiculed otherwise, so you have to discover them for yourself.

I'd adored this as a child. It would have been one of my favourite things. Not necessarily because it's about fairies, but because I love mockumentary style things. I still have my dragonology books by Ernest Drake and could remember that name just now without even wanting to. It simply popped in my head.

This book is illustrated, and a great way to sneak some knowledge into your child, about different habitats, what a habitat is, how to identify different trees by the shape of their leafs.

It is fun, so share it!

I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher in exchange for honest review.**

Emily Hawkins presents A Natural History of Fairies, a book that documents a field researcher's findings about the fairy species. This book is beautifully illustrated by Jessica Roux.

Hawkins has clearly put a lot of research into making this work biologically reasonable and sound. The anatomy, taxonomy, habitats, food sources, and natural allies and enemies were all featured and well thought out. In addition to the brilliant descriptions by Hawkins, Roux's illustrations really make the book come to life in the manner of a textbook or field notebook.

I would absolutely recommend this book to any young reader (or young at heart!) who is interested in learning more about fairies in a manner that is scientifically minded. I enjoyed the logic and reason showcased by Hawkins and the beauty contributed by Roux.