Beatrix Potter

Beatrix and her ............. kept animals as

pets when they were children.

They had frogs, salamanders

and even a bat!

• sister

• brother

• cousin

As a child, Beatrix went on

long family holidays to

........................ .

• Scotland

• Wales

• England

How did Beatrix spend her childhood?

• Drawing and painting.

• Playing with friends.

• Learning to play the piano.

How did Beatrix Potter become skilled at drawing animals?

• She took a class.

• Her brother taught her.

• She snuck animals into the nursery and drew them.

Beatrix Potter's first book, ......................... , was published in

1901. She published it herself after it

had been rejected by six publishers.

• The Tale of Two Bad Mice

• The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Potter became engaged to her

........................ , Norman Warne in 1905.

• professor

• neighbour

• publisher

Potter published .......... 'Tales'

books in her lifetime,

including the Tale of Tom

Kitten, The Tale of Jemima

Puddleduck and the Tale of

the Flopsy Bunnies.

• 22

• 23

• 24

Why are her books small?

• It cost less to print them.

• She wanted them to fit into children's hands.

• The stories are short.

Potter studied ................. at the

Royal Botanical Gardens in

Kew, where she drew

hundreds of detailed

botanical drawings.

• mushrooms

• roses

• nature

Why did scientists not take her research seriously?

• It was wrong.

• They didn't believe a woman could be a scientist.

• She didn't spend enough time researching.