Magical Margaret Mahy

Author : Betty Gilderdale
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781742539034

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Magical Margaret Mahy by Betty Gilderdale Pdf

Throughout her childhood she was making up stories. Before she could write she drew them. By the time she was seven she knew she wanted to write books. Margaret Mahy was a wizard of words and a spinner of magical stories. She was New Zealand's best known author for children, wrote more than 200 books and often appeared in a purple wig or a penguin suit while she delighted audiences with vivacious readings of her stories. But who was Margaret Mahy? What was she like as a child? How did she become a writer? Where did her weird and wonderful ideas come from? Turn these pages and step into a world of the magical Margaret Mahy.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0460061844

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Mahy Magic by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0679840001

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The Girl with the Green Ear by Margaret Mahy Pdf

A collection of nine stories in which characters encounter talking plants, a pine-tree man, a merry-go-round with flying horses, mystical midnight birds, and a cake-eating tree.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : J M Dent & Sons Limited
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand.
ISBN : 0460061518

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Leaf Magic and Five Other Favourites by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Six short stories about not-so-wicked stepmothers, magic leaves, a measle-y birthday party, and other not-so-ordinary things.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Children's short stories
ISBN : 0460066196

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Leaf Magic and Five Other Favourites by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Children's poetry, New Zealand
ISBN : 1775540014

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The Word Witch by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Do you know about the Word Witch? Has she cast her spell over you? This bestselling book now comes with a CD of poems performed by Margaret Mahy. She can lasso with a limerick, haunt with a haiku and wrap you tight in a rhyme, quick as lightning. Her cauldron is a dictionary, her wand a mighty pen, and she stirs her words at midnight, making tempting treats for children, to please and tease and tantalise them with imaginary treasures and delectable dreams. She weaves words into adventures, sets verses wildly dancing, makes similes sing and stamp their feet and poems purr like pussycats who've eaten all the cream. Her name is Margaret Mahy. These are her spells.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 9780689850530

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Alchemy by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Roland is intrigued that his classmate, the mysterious Jess, is studying alchemy. When a sinister magician from Roland's past gets involved in the mystery surrounding Jess, Roland realizes he is trapped in a dangerous web of magic, power, and greed.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-08
Category : Baking
ISBN : 1869715357

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The Witch in the Cherry Tree by Margaret Mahy Pdf

It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked cakes! She is going to use every magic trick she knows to steal their scrumptious treats, but can David outsmart her?A mouth-watering tale of delicious cakes and wicked witches from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy, with gorgeous illustrations from award-winning artist Jessica Twohill.PRAISE FROM READERS:'Mahy's words are as deeply satisfying as freshly-baked cakes.''A good book to get children's imaginations flowing.'Other Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include: The Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig.The Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo.There's a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780571271238

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Heriot by Margaret Mahy Pdf

A legend is born. Heriot has always known that he was different with his terrifying dreams and psychic powers. Ripped from his family farm, he is forced to serve as the King's magician in the capital city of Diamond. Isolated and lonely, his only friends are the 'mad prince' Dysart and Cayley, a mysterious wild city child. But their friendship is about to be tested to the limit when chilling violence and ambition threatens to crush Diamond and its King. Heriot's psychic abilities hide a deeper power that has the strength to bring Diamond's enemies to their knees. But will he be able to control this power without becoming a monster himself? 'Margaret Mahy is outstanding in the richness of her ideas and in her great story-telling ability. She has a fresh and vivid imagination, which speaks directly to the imagination of the child and an ability to use language to increase the force of her imagery to great effect.' Twentieth Century Children's Writers 'The queen of children's fiction...her plots are complex, her language is both rich and precise.' Independent on Sunday 'A prolific and versatile writer.' The Times 'Few writers can match Mahy in her ability to exploit the exuberant possibilities of the playfulness of words.' Irish Times 'Mahy displays a deep understanding of the emotions and conflicts of growing up.' Independent on Sunday 'Sympathetic, unsentimental, effortlessly funny.' Jan Mark, TES

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444010831

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Tale of a Tail by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510101975

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The Changeover by Margaret Mahy Pdf

A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE CHANGEOVER - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'A gorgeous, strange, unforgettable story . . . I more than loved it' Laini Taylor - author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone 'A clammy hand pressed Laura down onto her knees beside Jacko's bed. It was the hand of terror, nothing less.' It was a warning. Laura felt it when she looked in the mirror that morning. There had been others: the day her father left home, the day she met Sorensen - the boy with the strange silver eyes. But nothing had prepared Laura for the horror of today. And now her little brother, Jacko, was fighting for his life after being sucked dry of his youth by the sinister Carmody Braque. Laura knows there is only one way to save Jacko; she must join Sorensen and use his supernatural powers to change over if there is to be any hope for her little brother. An unforgettable, supernatural romance.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Puffin HC
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 0140324682

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The Boy who Bounced and Other Magic Tales by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1416997350

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The Magician of Hoad by Margaret Mahy Pdf

Where will your destiny lead you? For as long as he can remember, Heriot Tarbas has been plagued with fits, headaches, dreams, and nightmares that make him feel as if a part of his very self is being torn away. His visions are only whispered about in his quiet life on the family farm. But when the King of Hoad hears word of his powers and seeks him out to be a member of the royal court, it becomes clear that Heriot has a gift, and a valuable one. While Heriot unwillingly learns to use his mind-reading and other abilities to serve the king as his most trusted advisor, four remarkably different lives—that of a Hero, a Magician, a noble girl, and a Prince—weave their way, for better or for worse, toward his. When their paths finally converge in the midst of political upheaval, hand-to-hand battles, and burgeoning romances, Heriot must decide how he’ll choose to use his magic—and what his destiny will be. With a complex cast of characters set against a majestic land, award-winning author Margaret Mahy weaves her magic in a fantastical tale exploring the meaning of truth, freedom, and loyalty to one’s greater destiny.

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780571317301

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Maddigan's Fantasia by Margaret Mahy Pdf

In a time not far from our own, a colourful group of travellers braves the twisting, unpredictable landscape of a world trying to remake itself years after near-destruction. They are the magicians, clowns, trapeze artists and musicians of Maddigan's Fantasia, healing the injured land with wonder and laughter. When three mysterious children join the Fantasia - children with uncanny abilities and a secret past - they bring with them powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Soon Garland Maddigan, the 12-year-old daughter of the Fantasia's ringmaster finds herself embroiled in a series of terrifying adventures that will take her within perilous underground tunnels, through the land of the Witch-Finder and across time itself . . .

Author : Margaret Mahy
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780711253988

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Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy Pdf

New edition of a classic tale from one of the 20th century's bestselling children's authors.