P L Travers

Mary Poppins (Bound for Schools & Libraries) P L Travers

Publisher Marketing: With a brand new look, this classic tale continues to enchant readers of all ages! From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a "most" unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide" up" banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life! Review Citations: Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1153 (EAN 9780152058104, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 599 (EAN 9780152525958, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1998 pg. 340 (EAN 9780152525958, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 532 (EAN 9780152525958, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 (EAN 9780152525958, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 567 (EAN 9780152524081, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 599 (EAN 9780152017170, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 532 (EAN 9780152017170, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 (EAN 9780152017170, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 775 (EAN 9780152017170, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1153 (EAN 9780152017170, Paperback) School Library Journal 08/01/1999 (EAN 9780807280829, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 14 (EAN 9780807280812, Analog Audio Cassette) School Library Journal 08/01/1999 (EAN 9780807280812, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 14 (EAN 9780807281062, Analog Audio Cassette) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 599 (EAN 9780440404064, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 599 (EAN 9780606124188, Prebound-Other) Contributor Bio:  Travers, P L P. L. Travers(1899-1996) was a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer, lecturer, and the creator of Mary Poppins. Ms. Travers wrote several other books for adults and children, but it is for the character of Mary Poppins that she is best remembered. Contributor Bio:  Shepard, Mary MARY SHEPARD (1910-2000) was the daughter of Ernest Shepard, illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh books and "The Wind in the Willows". She illustrated P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins books for more than fifty years.