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Go to http://www.peterrabbit.com. Click on the lavender circle where it says Béatrix Potter. Find the link "early years" and click on "A victorian Childhood". You have arrived at your first destination.

CHILDHOOD

Question 1: Where and when was Béatrix Potter born?

Question 2 : What was Béatrix Potter's education like?

HOLIDAYS

Question 3: Where did Béatrix spend most of her summer holidays?

Question 4: What did she do with her brother while on vacation?

Question 5: Canon Harwicke Rawsley, vicar of the Lake District,

taught something very important to Béatrix; what was it?

HER PETS

She had a green frog, two lizards, some water newts, a ring-snake, a tortoise and a rabbit,

all of which were carefully studied by the children in her classroom.

On the back of a photograph of a rabbit, Beatrix wrote "This is the original 'Benjamin Bunny'.

Benjamin was extremely fond of hot buttered toast, he used to hurry into the drawing room

when he heard the tea-bell!"

Question 6: Béatrix was overprotected by her parents and was not allowed to play with other children. How did she and her brother cope with that rule?

Question 7: What is the name of Béatrix's first pet rabbit, and what story did he inspire?

Question 8: Who was Peter Piper, and what kind of rabbit was he?

Question 9: What did Spot, the Spaniel like to do?

Question 10: Pig Wig , a little black Berkshire pig was not admitted into the barn, where did he live?

SECRET

Question 11: Why do you think Béatrix wrote her journal in secret code?

Isn't Jemima, a gorgeous duck?