Julia Perkins Ballard


Julia Perkins Ballard was an author and poet.

Biography

Julia Perkins married Rev. Dr. Addison Ballard on August 7, 1851. He was a prominent minister and scholar.
Ballard moved often as she followed her husband from job to job. Her literary works focused on entomology, temperance, nature, and children's science books. She often used the pen name Kruna when writing temperance fiction.
Ballard wrote temperance fiction in an effort to stop the harsh treatment given to family members of alcoholics. She was motivated to change the social norms surrounding alcoholism. She was also a fanatic about entomology and nature. She wrote many popular children's books under the genre of scientific fiction, the most popular being Among the Moths and Butterflies.

Significant works

Among the Moths and ButterfliesInsect Lives, or Born in PrisonMoths and Butterflies, a revised and enlarged edition of Insect LivesBroken RockBuilding StonesThe Scarlet Oak and Other Poems with Annie Lenthal SmithThere's No Light in the WindowJem and VelvetThe Lost EstateThe Little Golden Keys
  • ''Pleasant Paths for Little Feet''