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Author O'Quinn, Amy M., author.

Title Becoming Beatrix : the life of Beatrix Potter and the world of Peter Rabbit / Amy M. O'Quinn.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022]

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 823.912 POTTER    Check Shelf
Description xii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
Contents Beginnings at 2 Bolton Gardens -- Girlhood and growing up -- Fevers and fungi -- Discoveries, disregard, and the road to recognition -- More little books, love, and loss -- From London to the Lake District -- Mrs. Heelis -- Ventures and investments -- Last years and legacy.
Audience Ages 8-12. Chicago Review Press.
Grades 4-6. Chicago Review Press.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Artists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women artists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943. (OCoLC)fst00050238
Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
Authors, English. (OCoLC)fst00821945
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
ISBN 9781641604406 (cloth)
1641604409 (cloth)
9781641604420 (mobi)
9781641604413 (pdf)
9781641604437 (epub)
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