| The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Potter, Beatrix (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409956504 ISBN-13: 9781409956501 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who was best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Educated at home by a succession of governesses, she had little opportunity to mix with other children. Potter had frogs and newts, and even a pet bat. The basis of her many projects and stories were the small animals that she smuggled into the house or observed during family holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. She was encouraged to publish her story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), but she struggled to find a publisher until it was accepted when she was 36, by Frederick Warne & Co. The small book and her following works were extremely well received and she gained an independent income from the sales. Potter eventually wrote 23 books. These were published in a small format, easy for a child to hold and read. Her writing efforts abated around 1920 due to poor eyesight. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 6" W x 9" (0.42 lbs) 124 pages |