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Violets Are Blue is the seventh novel by James Patterson to feature the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross. Plot summary [ edit ]
The Old Farmer's Almanac, which first began publishing the names for the full moons in the 1930s, recorded the name given by American tribes to the full moon in May as the "Flower Moon" because of the flowers blooming across North America, signaling abundance and the coming of spring after a cold, hard winter. [9]
The common name for subgenus Streptocarpella is nodding violet. Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia ("African violet") is a separate section within Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella. [6] DNA studies have shown that, despite not having a twisted fruit, African violets evolved from within the Tanzanian Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella. [4] [7]
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
The Flower Drum Song is a novel by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee, first published in 1957. The novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco , and was a bestseller in its time. It is the basis of 1958 musical Flower Drum Song , and later a movie of the same title was released in 1961, starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta .
The book has sold approx. 15 million copies in the United States, [3] and is available in 53 languages. [6] [7] [a] In 2001, the book was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, where the author was interviewed by Ellen DeGeneres. The book was also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001 and on the television show Super Soul Sunday in 2013.
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shawn Harris. It tells the story of a kid who leaves the big city to visit a meadow, where they are challenged to use all their five senses to explore nature. The book was published by Chronicle Books on May 4, 2021, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor.
Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass is the debut book by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. A poetry collection featuring over 19 original poems, 10 haikus and photography, [2] including "13 longer poems" and several short pieces, the collection is Del Rey's first published work and was released by Simon & Schuster on September 29, 2020. [1]