{"product_id":"beatrix-potter-isbn-9780847871438","title":"Beatrix Potter","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis beautiful book explores the beloved writer’s achievements as a storyteller, artist, and naturalist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrix  Potter’s  universe  of  characters—Peter  Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddleduck—have delighted audiences  for  over  a  century.  A  creative  pioneer  and determined   entrepreneur,   she   combined   scientific observation   with   imaginative   storytelling   to   create some   of   the   world’s   best-loved   children’s   books. This  volume  showcases  Potter’s  charming  charac-ters  against  the  backdrop  of  her  exquisite  botanical drawings, humorous illustrated letters to friends, Lake District landscapes, and rarely seen photographs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beatrix   Potter’s   endearingly   hand-painted   world of  animals  and  gardens  made  her  one  of  the  most celebrated  children’s  book  authors  of  all  time,  yet this  is  but  one  facet  of  her  creative  life.  Drawn  to the  picturesque  English  countryside  after  a  London childhood,  Potter  had  a  passion  for  nature  that  influenced  her  many  achievements  as  a  naturalist,  artist, storyteller, and later in life as a fervent conservationist and  “gentlewoman”  farmer.  This  book  sheds  light upon the connections between her art, entrepreneurial success, and legacy in preservation.\"Precise, expressive watercolor illustrations by [Potter] were the trademark of her books, which have now sold hundreds of millions of copies. \u003ci\u003eBeatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature\u003c\/i\u003e includes nearly 200 artworks, books, photographs and other objets, from Potter's childhood sketches, already demonstrating a keen eye and a steady hang, to a letter written the week before she died.\" —WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The accompanying catalog for an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London collects the “Peter Rabbit” author’s drawings, photos and letters.\" —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new book and an exhibition on Potter, who wrote “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” use letters, sketches, and a coded journal to capture an author who delighted in the detail and humor of the natural world.\" —THE NEW YORKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...a gorgeously illustrated monograph...features 200 artworks, manuscripts, photographs, and other artifacts, including little-known scientific drawings.\" —ARTNET.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature,” a gorgeous new book packed with examples of Potter’s sketches and watercolors, author Annemarie Bilclough and other contributors underscore the love of nature that informed Potter’s work.\" —CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] fascinating and handsome book...\" —VERMONT COUNTRY SAMPLER\u003cb\u003eAnnemarie Bilclough\u003c\/b\u003e is curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. \u003cb\u003eRichard Fortey\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed natural historian. \u003cb\u003eSara Glenn\u003c\/b\u003e is curator for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Beatrix Potter Collection. \u003cb\u003eEmma Laws \u003c\/b\u003eis the Frederick Warne Curator of Children’s Literature, Word \u0026amp; Image at the Victoria and Albert Museum. \u003cb\u003eLiz Hunter MacFarlane\u003c\/b\u003e is the Project Curator in charge of the National Trust’s Beatrix Potter Collection. \u003cb\u003eJames Rebanks\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the best-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLucy Shaw \u003c\/b\u003eis a composer who collaborates on live events at the Victoria and Albert Museum.","brand":"Rizzoli Electa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300239397093,"sku":"NP9780847871438","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847871438_834dbbd2-14c0-4a7e-92fb-510fd1f05c8e.jpg?v=1767722308","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/beatrix-potter-isbn-9780847871438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}