![]() ![]() ![]() The one down side is the actual font size, which is a tad on the small side for a picture book. Lawlor expertly balances facts with fun, adding just the right amount of content to draw in readers. Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist brings her story to a much larger audience.Īuthor Laurie Lawlor and illustrator Becca Stadtlander bring Marianne’s story to life through engaging text and intricate images. Marianne North’s story is better known to those in the UK, where her paintings are on display. The North gallery at Kew Gardens remains open to the public today. This book follows North’s life, from her restrictive childhood to her wild world travels to the opening of the Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens to her death in 1890. The legendary Charles Darwin was among her many supporters. Her technique of painting specimens in their natural environment was groundbreaking. As a self-taught artist and scientist, Marianne North subverted Victorian gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration. Images of flowers, birds and insects from around the world delighted viewers. ![]() In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they’d never seen before. FEARLESS WORLD TRAVELER: ADVENTURES OF MARIANNE NORTH, BOTANICAL ARTIST, by Laurie Lawlor and Becca Stadtlander, Holiday House, May 11, 2021, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 6-9)įearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist tells the story of a woman who overcame obstacles of the time to follow her dreams. ![]()
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