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December, Sarah Fabiny, mike lacey, who was Beatrix Potter? Beatrix potter was a great artist and farm worker, Who was very happy with her life. First Beatrix is born into a family of great wealth, and a few years after she was born, her brother, Bertram, was born. Ever since she was a child Beatrix loved to paint animals, in fact, she would even sneak them into rooms! Even her dad supported her love of art, he would take her to art museums, and take her to see some of his artist friends! A few
Fascinating to learn how women were treated in England during the 1800s, wealthy parents did not allow their daughters out of sight, even if they were 40 because they weren't married. Named Helen but they called her by middle name as she was named after her mother (Helen). Now I want to know where this Beatrix name comes from, it's unusual and never seen anyone else named that. Taught herself about mushrooms and drew lots of accurate sketches of them but because she had ovaries and not testicles...
Who Was Beatrix Potter by Sarah Fabiny, is a biography on the life of Beatrix Potter. The book talks about how Beatrix Potter grew up in London and how she became a famous author, painter, illustrator, and publisher at a young age. Beatrix is the author of the famous book called the "Tale of Peter Rabbit." I personally found this book boring and uninteresting. It was boring because it didn't have any information that popped out and was cool. It was very dry reading. It listed fact after fact aft...
I was really impressed by how charming and well-written this biography was. The illustrations are adorable and true to the spirit of Ms. Potter as well. This series is great for grades 3-5, and provides a good overview of the subject's life along with major milestones and a little historical context. I was really struck by how much of Beatrix Potter's life was stymied by sexism towards women.
Great story, love this series!! What a neat woman! After reading this, I bought her whole collection of stories!
“Who Was Beatrix Potter?” (Who Was/Is...?) by Sarah Fabiny, Mike Lacey (Illustrations), Nancy Harrison (Illustrations)Helen Beatrix Potter, of London – the capital of the British Empire (p14), had over-bearing parents who did not approve of unmarried women having any public role or vocation (note particularly p34, 71).
Very good overview of Beatrix's life. Made me want to read all of the Peter Rabbit stories. I had no idea she started with natural history and archaeology, and that she sketched fossils and mushrooms (and couldn't present her info because women weren't allowed). As she got older, Beatrix Potter became a proud conservationist, working hard to defend the landscape she loved so well against industrialization and logging. I loved that she purchased so much land and made sure it was protected.
Bought this for my niece, who loves to draw and recently started writing her own work of fiction. It’s a solid overview of Potter’s life, focusing a lot on the oppression of women. Beatrix grew up in a wealthy family and was very isolated. Her mother thought other children would expose her to germs, so her only companionship came from governesses, her brother who left for boarding school, and the animals they smuggled into the nursery. As an unmarried woman, her parents didn’t want her to earn m...
Such a lovely glimpse into the life of a trend setter in children's literature!
I recently spent some time in the Lake District of England. While driving near Lake Windermere I was surprised and thrilled to see signs stating “Home of Beatrix Potter.” Then, two weeks later my 10-year-old granddaughter chose this book during our library visit. My granddaughters LOVE these biographical books. I try to read all of them, too, when they bring them home.
I love The Who Was series. If I get a little contagion of curiosity about something, I pick up one and carry it in my purse to read when I am waiting in line for one thing or another. I don't remember what originally triggered my interest in Beatrix Potter. I do have a penchant for children's literature and illustrators. Anyway, this one was amazing mostly because of the actual story of Beatrix Potter's life. Who knew her life was so interesting? I was amazed at how Sarah Fabiny was able to port...
This was a very random choice of a book. The history of this remarkable woman whom was more than a dear children's writter. Beatrix was a very lonely child and young woman, restricted and confined by her parents , grew up alone with the only company of a more younger brother until he was send to school ; but she was left at home. However, Beatrix's father took her to meet cinematography and artists, fostering her artistic inclinations. So she fill her life studying tomes of natural life, insects...
I am a HUGE fan of Beatrix Potter. One of my top desires is to visit the land she donated to the National Trust one day! I have read dozens of these little “Who Was” books; they are wonderful, quick reads full of information. Loved this newest “Who Was” read about Beatrix Potter. ❤️ 🐰 🦆 🐁 🐸 🦔
This was a fun read aloud for us. She was so much more than a children’s author. I have always loved Peter Rabbit do it was fun to learn more about her. Evelyn loved hearing about all her pets that the stories are based on.
My 6 year old daughter and I read this and we loved it! I've read her books as a kid, my daughter read her books but I didn't know anything about Beatrix. She had such an interesting life and was so generous. I loved learning about her and my daughter loved to learn about the author of the books she so loves to read!
You know you've waited in the doctor's office a long time if you are able to start and finish Sarah Fabiny's Who Was Beatrix Potter?. This is exactly what happened to me this past week.Beatrix Potter, the author of the twenty-three "tale" books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit was not only a groundbreaking author, but also a trailblazer in women's rights.Born in 1866 into a wealthy family. Potter was raised to be seen and not heard until she would eventually marry or simply stay at home and ca...
Beatrix Potter(who's real name was Helen) is a very important role model for children. She was all about women equal rights(most of the women in that time were)and wrote lots of poems and stories. She was an artist from the start, and she loved animals. I think that I would choose Beatrix Potter to come back today, as one of the people I would bring back, if I had that power.
104 pages. Another great biography. I did not know some of the information about this widely read author. She led a very interesting life and was able to self-publish when no one would publish her books. Reading this has inspired me to go back and re-read her books again. Bravo to Peter and all his animal friends…what a treasure! Highly recommended for grades 4 and up.
This is a great book for people of all ages. Anyone who wants to learn a little bit about the life of the woman who authored 50 + childrens books - all popular, will be fascinated by this little book. I think it's an inspiring story for creative people, literary artists, publishers, illustrators, philanthropists. She was an amazing woman who overcame so many obstacles in her personal life.
After recently running across a picture book biography of Beatrix Potter, I decided I wanted to read more about her, and this series is always a good place to start. I feel like I learned a great deal, but I still have questions. For example, the book mentions her coded diary several times but never explains what happened to it. There's a timeline item in the back, indicating that the diary was decoded fifteen years after her death, so I'm quite curious to learn more about that.I feel a connecti...