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bkinsidemap-strawberrygirl.jpg
Map of Florida, the setting for Strawberry Girl. Lenski's regional books had maps in the cover, drawn by Lenski, giving her readers a visual of the area they were reading about.

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This sketch exemplifies Lois Lenski's process as she designs the character of Birdie.

b237-ttrott-snowball.jpg
This is a preparatory sketch for a mini-comic entirled Timothy Trott and his Snowball. This piece exemplifies Lois Lenski's process.

b237-8illustrations-pg110.jpg
This is a print of one of Lois Lenski's illustrations from her book We Live in the Country.

b235-sketchbook-tab3-2figures.jpg
This a sketch that shows Lenski's process while drawing figures. On the left we see a female figure raising an axe or a hoe. To the right, the same female figure is drawn but with more precision, detail, and better proportions. This sketch was done…

b233-blksbook-pgIII.jpg
Judy's Journey was originally published in 1947 as part of Lois Lenski's regional books. It is the story of a child of a migrant family that journeys from Alabama sharecropper shack in a desperate search for security. This rough sketch is from…

b235-sketchbook-tab1-mrboyer.jpg
This rough sketch shows various figures including women, men, and children. They all are helping pick in the fields or are watching. Many of the figures have names above them such as Billy, Dewey, Mrs. Mattie, etc. A notable figure is that of Mr.…

b235-sketchbook-tab1-dewey.jpg
This is a rough character sketch of two figures kneeling and picking from rows in a garden or field with a small basket. The figure on the left has the name, "Dewey" written above it.This sketch was done in relation to Lois Lenski's research for…

b233-brnsbook-pg204.jpg
This is a pencil sketch of illustration number 54 on page 204 of Judy's Journey.

b233-brnsbook-pg108.jpg
This is the pencil sketch of illustration number 28 on page 108 of Judy's Journey. It shows a girl in an orchard, picking fruit with baskets.
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