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Who Was Beatrix Potter? (Who Was...?)
Who Was Beatrix Potter - Who Was...?
Author: Sarah Fabiny, Mike Lacey (Illustrator)
Born into wealth in 1860’s London, Beatrix Potter always had a vivid imagination. Her early interests included natural history and archaeology, and Potter delighted in sketching fossils and fungi. After briefly illustrating Christmas cards with her brother, Bertram, Potter wrote and illustrated her well-known book, The Tale of Pet...  more ». 

The book was rejected by several publishes until Frederick Warne eventually took a risk and published the story in 1902 - a risk that paid off. Peter Rabbit was a huge success and readers loved hearing about Peter's mischievious adventures in the lush English countryside. As she got older, Beatrix Potter became a proud conservationist, working hard to defend the landscape she loved so well against industrialization and logging. Now over one hundred years old, Peter Rabbit and his animal friends have become cultural touchstones and continue to delight readers of all ages.
PBS Market Price: $7.09 or $3.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780448483054
ISBN-10: 044848305X
Publication Date: 7/21/2015
Pages: 112
Edition: Dgs
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Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Book Type: Paperback
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