Bøger af Laurie Lawlor

"This picture book biography chronicles the lifelong friendship that began in adolescence between Ludwig van Beethoven and master piano maker Nannette Streicher emphasizing her support for him and his work and his influence on the many innovations she made to piano construction"--

Scientist. Artist. Rule-breaker. 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.In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they'd never seen before.As a self-taught artist and scientist, Marianne North challenged gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration. Her technique of painting specimens in their natural environment was groundbreaking. The legendary Charles Darwin was among her many supporters.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. The North gallery at Kew Gardens remains open to the public today.Becca Stadtlander's award-winning lush, verdant artwork pairs wonderfully with the natural themes.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students

A biography of the pioneering scientist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring."Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it," wrote Rachel Carson. She wrote Silent Spring, the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans can have on our planet especially through the overuse of pesticides. Silent Spring was first published in 1962 and helped start the environmental movement.Winner of the award for Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, a cooperative project of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council!

Scientist. Artist. Rule-breaker. 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.In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they'd never seenbefore.As a self-taught artist and scientist, Marianne North subverted Victorian gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration. Her technique of painting specimens in their natural environment was groundbreaking. The legendary Charles Darwin was among her many supporters.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. The North gallery at Kew Gardens remains open to the public today.Becca Stadtlander's award-winning lush, verdant artwork pairs wonderfully with the natural themes.

Many Native Americans photographed by Edward S Curtis (1868-1952) called him Shadow Catcher. Filled with Martin Curtis' breathtaking photographs, this book traces Curtis' life and work from his boyhood in Wisconsin, through his first photo expedition to Alaska in 1897 and the completion of The North American Indian collection in 1930.

After the deaths of her father and father-in-law, Laurie Lawlor discovers an unlikely place for healing and transformation in a wetland in southeastern Wisconsin. This book is a story of refuge and renewal that chronicles the universal ties among people and wild places, and among the productive, yet endangered, ecosystems in the world.