This picture book biography of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter explores her interest in the natural world and science. Long before she decided to create books for children, she was an amateur scientist.
Thoughts: I love that this book focuses on yet another aspect of Beatrix Potter besides her writing for children. I didn't discover her interest in nature until I read Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear which is a great biography for teens and adults. I like that Beatrix Potter, Scientist makes that part of her life accessible for the youngest readers. Wu's illustrations are bright and colorful. My favorite is her rendition of the famous letter that started Beatrix on her adventure as an author and illustrator.
Themes: Biography, Scientists, Authors & Illustrators, Artists, Elementary
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 for Kids:
- Saving the Countryside: The Story of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- 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
- Beatrix Potter by Jeanette Winter
- The Ultimate Peter Rabbit: A Visual Guide to the World of Beatrix Potter edited by Camilla Hallinan
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