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Beatrix :various episodes from the life of Beatrix Potter

This simple biography of Beatrix Potter, best known for writing The tale of Peter Rabbit, includes excerpts from her published letters and journals and reveals why she drew and wrote about animals.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Winter, Jeanette
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Potter, Beatrix, > 1866-1943 > Juvenile nonfiction. Authors, English > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile. Artists > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Children's stories > Authorship > Juvenile nonfiction. Animals in literature > Juvenile nonfiction. Animals in art > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	This simple biography of Beatrix Potter, best known for writing The tale of Peter Rabbit, includes excerpts from her published letters and journals and reveals why she drew and wrote about animals.
Physical Description:	62, [2] p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [64]).
ISBN:	0374306559
Author Notes:	Jeanette Winter has written and/or illustrated over a dozen children's books, including "Calavera Abecedario" and "The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq," as well as biographies of Diego Rivera, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georgia O'Keeffe among others. Winter is celebrated for her distinctive painting style, picture design, and usage of brilliant colors. She has received the American Illustrators Guild Award twice. (Bowker Author Biography)