![]() ![]() A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Becca Stadtlander's award-winning lush, verdant artwork pairs wonderfully with the natural themes. Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist brings her story to a much larger audience. The North gallery at Kew Gardens remains open to the public today. Laurie Lawlor deftly chronicles 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. Holiday House, 18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8234-3959-1 In this captivating picture book biography, Lawlor tells how Marianne North (18301890), born. Laurie Lawlor deftly chronicles Norths 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. 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. In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they'd never seen before. The vibrant and daring life of Marianne North by the award-winning author of Super Women and Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. ![]()
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