Nothing Is Impossible (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Dorothy Aldis
- First Published: 1969
- Time of Work: 1866–1943
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Beatrix Potter, Rupert Potter, Helen Potter, Bertram Potter, Miss Hammond, Annie Carter Moore, Canon Rawnsley, Norman Warne, William Heelis
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Adolescence, Authors or writers, Art or artists, England or English people, Biography, Animals, Victorian era or Victorianism, Rabbits, Drawing, Illustrators
- Locales: London, England
Form and Content
Dorothy Aldis, in Nothing Is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter, provides a fascinating account of this cherished writer’s life for young readers. Drawing from Potter’s letters and coded journal, Aldis uses an engaging narrative style that maintains reader interest. The text is divided into sixteen chapters. Since Potter’s middle and later years were relatively uneventful, most of the book focuses on her childhood and youth leading up to writing and publishing the story of Peter Rabbit. Illustrations in the text are simple pencil drawings by...
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