Mary Poppins - Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Comes Back Mary Poppins Opens the Door and Mary Poppins in the Park

P. L. P.L.Travers

Casa editrice: HMH Books for Young Readers

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The first four books featuring the world’s most beloved nanny, plus delightful bonus features!    Since the 1934 publication of Mary Poppins, stories of this magical nanny have delighted children and adults for generations. This collection includes the first four tales by P. L. Travers, illustrated by Mary Shepard: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in the Park.   Also including a foreword by Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, who explores the significant differences between the book and movie versions, and an essay by P. L. Travers about the writing of Mary Poppins, this collection lets you travel with Mary on the east wind to Cherry Tree Lane in these stories that inspired films, a stage show, and young imaginations the world over.   “When Mary Poppins is about, her young charges can never tell where the real world merges into make-believe. Neither can the reader, and that is one of the hallmarks of good fantasy.” —The New York Times

Disponibile da: 21/10/2014.

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