Photograph of Beatrix Potter, 1913

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)

A Biography of Beatrix Potter
 

Connecting Standard:  AP World History

Period 6.1:  Science and the Environment

Film Trailer for Miss Potter starting Renee Zellweger (2006)

Beatrix Potter, Author of Peter Rabbit Books

 The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Full Text (More than 40 million books sold)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, an e-Text from University of Iowa Libraries

 150 Years of Beatrix Potter on YouTube

 Read Aloud of Peter Rabbit on YouTube

Snubbed Peter Rabbit Board Game on Display, More Than 100 Years After Beatrix Potter Designed It

Behind the Beatrix Potter Design Editions

• Designers of new Beatrix Potter book covers share their inspirations

 Students can create their own new book covers for Beatrix Potter books

In addition to writing 30 books for children,

Beatrix Potter was also a natural scientist and illustrator

who did pioneering work in the field of mycology, the study of fungi.

Beatrix Potter, Mycologist

60 of Beatrix Potter's Fungus Paintings are in P. K. Findlay's book, Wayside and Woodland Fungi

Potter produced some 350 highly accurate pictures of fungi, mosses and spores

Examples of Little-Known Scientific Drawings

In 1997, the Linnean Society issued a posthumous apology to Potter, noting the sexism displayed in the handling of her research and its policy toward the contributions of women.

The Scientific Tale of Author Beatrix Potter, Science Friday

https://beatrixpottersociety.org.uk/timeline-2/?doing_wp_cron=1616558558.9913909435272216796875

This is a timeline about the life and accomplishments of Beatrix Potter, including the publication of her books