Fearless world traveler adventures of Marianne North, botanical artist
"The vibrant and daring life of Marianne North, a self-taught artist and scientist who subverted Victorian gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration"--
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Holiday House,
c2021.
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| Summary: | "The vibrant and daring life of Marianne North, a self-taught artist and scientist who subverted Victorian gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 44 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780823439591 0823439593 |
| Author Notes: | Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book and received the John Burroughs Riverby Award. Her Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World was named a NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. She lives and teaches in the Chicago metropolitan area. Becca Stadtlander is an award-winning illustrator and fine artist. She won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration for Made By Hand: A Craft Sampler . She also illustrated On the Wing by David Elliott, which received two starred reviews as well as a Golden Kite Award. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently lives and works in her hometown of Covington, Kentucky. |
