Monday, March 23, 2020

Saving the Countryside: The Story of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit by Linda Elovitz Marshall


This picture book biography of Beatrix Potter is suitable for the youngest readers and focuses primarily on Potter's interest in nature and her work with conservation later in life.

Thoughts: I've been a fan of Beatrix Potter for years. When I read Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear I realized how much more Potter was than an author and illustrator. She was an entrepreneur and a conservationist. I like that this biography for children explores her conservation work. The illustrations are lovely. I think Potter would have liked them.

If you find yourself more interested in Beatrix Potter after reading this book, you might check out my Beatrix Potter Reading Project that I undertook in 2010 and 2011.

More Books About Beatrix Potter
Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler 
Writers and Their Pets by Kathleen Krull
Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box by David McPhail 
Beatrix Potter And The Unfortunate Tale Of A Borrowed Guinea Pig by Deborah Hopkinson 
The Tale of Beatrix Potter adapted by Sara Schonfeld
The Ultimate Peter Rabbit: A Visual Guide to the World of Beatrix Potter edited by Camilla Hallinan

Themes: Biography, Conservation, Authors & Illustrators, Artists, Elementary

(Illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati. Little Bee Books, 2020.)

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