Maud Fuller Petersham
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Description
Maud Fuller was the daughter of a Baptist minister, She grew up with three sisters in a parsonage. The family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Newburg, New York, and finally to Scranton, Pennsylvania. As a child, she loved picture books and to draw. After graduating from Vassar College she studied at the New York School Of Fine And Applied Art. Her first job was in the art department at the International Art Service, an advertising firm, where she met her husband, Miska Petersham. The Petershams began illustrating books together, at first only for other authors. In 1929 they wrote and illustrated their first book, Miki, about their son. In 1946, the couple received the Caldecott Medal for The Rooster Crows. Often they traveled to foreign lands such as Holland, Greece, Germany, and Palestine to do research for their books. The Petershams wrote and illustrated 60 books for children and illustrated 100 by other authors.
Books
Let's learn about silk
Describes the discovery and development of silk, the life and work of the silk worm, and the uses and varieties of silk thread
Moses, from the story told in the Old Testament
Retells the Bible story of Moses, who was hidden from the Egyptians as a baby, and who led his people across the Red Sea and into the wilderness in search of the Promised Land.
Joseph and His Brother
Retells the Bible story of Joseph, victim of jealous older brothers, who, by his ability to interpret dreams, made a place for himself in the land of Egypt.
The Shepherd Psalm
Tells of King David and the song he sang, the twenty-third Psalm; illustrates and gives the words to the Psalm; and tells what life was like for a shepherd in Old Testament times.
The circus baby : a picture book
The antics of Baby Elephant as his mother tries to teach him to eat with a spoon at the clown family's dining table.
The silver mace
Describes the important seat of government of the Virginia colony, presenting its townspeople, shops, and public buildings, and the colonists who met at Raleigh Tavern to determine the future of Virginia and America.
The Christ child
Passages from the King James edition recounting Christ's nativity and childhood are illustrated to show how Palestine and Egypt may have looked 2000 years ago.
The box with red wheels
The barnyard animals were curious to find out what was in the box with the red wheels. Their surprising discovery was as much a revelation to them as it was to the occupant of the box with the red wheels.
Let's learn about sugar
Traces the history of man's use of sugar from the prehistoric discovery of honey to artificial sweeteners of the present day. Also describes the various sources of sugar and the processes for refining it.
The story book of silk
Relates the history and development of the silk industry.
Off to bed
Seven short animal tales to read at bedtime, one about two bear cubs who discover the world outside their den and another about a duckling who swallows a bumblebee by mistake.