The Country Artist: A Story About Beatrix Potter (Creative Minds Biography) - Softcover

Collins, David R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876145098 ISBN 13: 9780876145098

Publisher: Lernerclassroom, 1989

Synopsis

Tea with a hedgehog and supper with a rabbit? Beatrix Potter entertained guests that most people--certainly Beatrix Potter's proper Victorian parents--would have thought belonged in a meadow, not in a London nursery. Such unlikely companions were company for lonely Beatrix, and she spent much of her time sketching and making up stories about these small creatures. Beatrix was so well acquainted with the characters of her various animal friends that when she was older it seemed natural to write and illustrate small books about their delightful adventures. Generations of children all over the world have gotten to know and love Beatrix Potter's animal friends--Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Squirrel Nutkin, Peter Rabbit, and many more. David Collins's lively text and Karen Ritz's striking illustrations combine to tell the wonderful tale of this gentle, creative woman who had a special feeling not only for animals, but also for children.

About this title

Synopsis:

A biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants and animals found their way into her famous picture books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lernerclassroom
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0876145098
• ISBN 13: 9780876145098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56
• Illustrator: Ritz Karen