Item Info

Language: English
Material: Gouache, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Transcription:

"The astronomers tell the story of the earth hardening millions and millions of years ago. Paint the picture from words.

Birth of a volcano

They tell how rocks are formed and of the three different kinds. Igneous.

?, 2,000,000,000 years ago, 1,200,000,000 years ago."

Media Type: Illustrations
Source: Children's Literature Research Collection
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: 28 cm
Call Number: BURT PRO 1
Creator Name: Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 - Artist