Virginia Lee Burton
Subtitle: A Life in Art
By: by Barbara Elleman.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 -- Juvenile literature.; Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Children's stories -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.; Illustration of books -- Juvenile literature.; Authors, American.; Illustrators.; Authorship.; Illustration of books.; Women -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Examines the life, career, artistic style, and literary themes of the twentieth-century author and illustrator of such classic picture books as "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "The Little House."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-132) and index.