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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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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 POTMarshall, 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 POTLane, Margaret
Summary: This selection of simple country recipes resembles the types of dishes that Beatrix Potter may have prepared when she married at age forty-seven and moved to Sawrey in Cumberland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Warne 1981
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 LANMcDowell, Marta.
Summary: Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 MCDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 MCDTaylor, Judy
Summary: Traces the published history of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and at the same time tells the story of its famous creator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Warne 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.52 TAYGristwood, Sarah
Summary: "Interest in Beatrix Potter and her characters is undimmed, with the second Peter Rabbit film being released in summer 2021 and an exhibition at the V&A from February 2022, 'Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature'. Few people realise how extraordinary Beatrix Potter's own story is. She was a woman of contradictions. A sheltered Victorian daughter who grew into an astute modern businesswoman. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Trust Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POTTER, BEATRIX GRIZach, Emily
Summary: An intimate glimpse into Potter's private world and the places that inspired her stories. She found must of her inspiration in her surroundings, and Zach takes readers on a visual tour of the areas in the British Isles that most influenced her work. The work includes early sketches as well as photos of Potter's family and household items that inspired her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6092 ZACDenyer, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry Abrams 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Lit DenyerPotter, Beatrix
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warne 1989
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Summary: A letter from Beatrix Potter to a young friend who is ill marks the origin of her famous tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: P-J BASKET JOHPotter, Beatrix
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Warne 1955
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.642 POTTaylor, Judy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warne 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POTTER, BEATRIX TAYMcPhail, 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 POTLear, Linda J.
Summary: In this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Potter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POTTER, BEATRIX LEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio PotterLane, Margaret
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Warne 1978
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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 POTPotter, Beatrix
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frederick Warne 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 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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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISIgnotofsky, Rachel
Summary: A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Art highlights the achievements and stories of 50 notable women in the arts--from well-known figures like painters Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefe, to lesser-known names like 19th-century African American quilter Harriet Powers and Hopi-Tewa ceramic artist Nampeyo. Covering a wide array of artistic mediums, this fascinating collection also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2019