Mummies in the Morning - Couverture souple

Osborne, Mary Pope

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0590629840 ISBN 13 : 9780590629843

Editeur : Random House Childrens Books, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Osborne Mary Pope

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

*  Mary Pope Osborne grew up in the military, and by the time she was fifteen had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina.

* After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1970's, Mary traveled all over Europe, and spent the first six weeks of her trip living in a cave on the island of Crete.  She then joined up with a group of European young people and traveled in rickety vans through sixteen Asian countries, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal.

* She was a bartender, an acting teacher, a waitress, a travel agent, a window dresser, and a medical assistant -- all before becoming an author!  Now she is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, early chapter books, middle-grade biographies, and young adult novels.

* In February 1993, Mary was elected the 27th president of the Author's Guild, the oldest, most established organization for writers in the United States.

* Mary her husband Will spilt their time between an apartment in Greenwich Village, New York and a cabin in Pennsylvania.  They own a terrier named Bailey, who sleeps on the top of Mary's desk every day while she writes!  

Présentation de l'éditeur

Now in full-color throughout, this jacketed hardcover edition boasts new artwork, plus a letter from Mary Pope Osborne and new nonfiction information! Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of ancient Egypt and have an adventure filled with magic, mystery, history, and fun facts.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Random House Childrens Books
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0590629840
• ISBN 13: 9780590629843
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Murdocca Sal