Sketch and typescript for Life Story, Act II, Scene 2
Children's Literature Virginia Lee Burton papers
Item Info
Material: Pen and ink on paper
Transcription:
"Life Story, Act II, Scene 2, Mesozoic Era, Jurrasic Period
Place
Millions and millions of years ago so the paleontologists tell us the dinosaurs were the ruling animals. They were many and varied in size and shape. Some ate plants and were very large..some ate other animals and were very fierce...some learned to run very quickly and hide from their enemies and some developed armour to protect themselves. The plants were many and a new kind appeared on the scene. the flowering plants which had covered seeds..like many of the plants of today. Time passed slowly as the plants and animals developed new forms and kinds. The climate was mild and the lands were high. Life flourished in all its many forms The names of the dinosaurs..stegosaurus...tyranosaursu Brontosaurus a big one and strutiomimus a little one who run fast.
Time."
Media Type: Illustrations
Source: Children's Literature Research Collection
Notes:
This series was labeled “Ideas not pursued" by Ms. Burton or her assistant.
Provenance: Gift of Virginia Lee Burton, 1968.
Bibliography:
Virginia Lee Burton, Life Story (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1962).
Creation Year (Single Year or Earliest Date): 1962
Image Dimensions Width: 24 cm
Creator Name: Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 - Artist