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Fabiny, Sarah Marshall, Linda Elovitz McPhail, David Metcalf, Lindsay H. O'Quinn, Amy M.Marshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: Describes how Beatrix Potter found inspiration in nature to write "The Tale Of Peter Rabbit" and details her successes as a children's author and as an environmentalist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POTFabiny, Sarah
Summary: A young reader's biography of Beatrix Potter, the author-illustrator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turtleback Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POTMcPhail, David
Summary: Chronicles the life of children's illustrator and author Beatrix Potter, examining how art influenced her young life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POTO'Quinn, Amy M.
Summary: "Becoming Beatrix: The Life of Beatrix Potter and the World of Peter Rabbit covers Potter's early life and influences, artistic work, fascination with animals and the natural sciences, and interest and research with fungi, as well as her writing and illustration journey and her later years as a wife, farmer, businesswoman, environmentalist, and conservationist"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POTMetcalf, Lindsay H.
Summary: "Everyone knows Beatrix Potter as the creator of the Peter Rabbit stories. But before that, she was a girl of science. As a child, Beatrix collected nature specimens; as a young adult, she was an amateur mycologist presenting her research on mushrooms andother fungi to England's foremost experts. Like many women of her time, she remained unacknowledged by the scientific community, but her keen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POTSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005