Презентация на тему Helen Beatrix Potter

on 6th July 1866. She was born in London.

She was an only daughter of rather rich parents. She did not go to school but had classes at home.

and drawing. From a small child she did hundreds

of drawings of plants and animals and learned to do it very well .She often illustrated her letters to child friends with little animal drawings and told them stories about these animals.

small pets at home:a dog,a family of snails,mice,a rabbit,bats

and a hedgehog.

wrote to a little boy called Noel Moor. The

boy was ill and she wanted to please him and humour him. The letter began with the words: «I don`t know what to write to you so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter.»

Peter Rabbit and illustrated it with lovely little drawings.

Eight years later Beatrix Potter remembered the letter and the story and wrote her now famous children`s book «The Tale of Peter Rabbit». The book was very successful and Beatrix Potter became a professional children`s writer.

total of 28 books, including the 23 Tales,the little

books, that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies.

in England and other countries have enjoyed her stories

about mice,kittens,ducks,squirrels,hedgehogs and rabbits.

her books even better.
Although she died in 1943, Beatrix

Potter is still one of the world`s best-selling and best-loved children`s authors.

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http://www.childrensnursery.org.uk/
http://www.skazka.com.ru/

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