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James Mayhew

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Born January 1, 1964 (62 years old)
50 books
4.3 (62)
579 readers

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Starlight sailor

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Rhyming text follows a child whose wish on a star leads to adventure in a faraway land, where other children join in building a castle and seeking a dragon, then fall asleep under the starry sky.

Who wants a dragon?

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A baby dragon, looking for someone to love and cuddle him, finally encounters his mother.

Katie's Sunday afternoon

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19

On a hot day, Katie and her grandmother visit the art museum, where Katie climbs into the paintings of pointillist artists Seurat, Pisarro, and Signac. Includes information about pointillism.

Boy

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Boy is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing as a career. It ends with his first job, working for Royal Dutch Shell. His autobiography continues in the book Going Solo. An expanded edition titled More About Boy was published in 2008, featuring the full original text and illustrations with additional stories, letters, and photographs. It presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

Katie and the Sunflowers

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7

While visiting the art museum, Katie has an adventure stepping in and out of five paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne. Includes information about Post-impressionism and the particular paintings and artists in the story.

Katie meets the Impressionists

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On a visit to the museum, Katie climbs into five Impressionist paintings and has wonderful adventures. Includes information about Impressionism, the paintings shown, and their artists.

Katie and the Mona Lisa

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At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings. Includes information about the artists.

Miranda the Castaway

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Miranda is on a desert island - all by herself! Luckily she has some very clever ideas ...

Katie's Picture Show

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While visiting the museum with her grandmother, Katie has a fantastic adventure going into and becoming part of the pictures she sees.

Koshka's tales

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Four Russian folktales--"The Snow Maiden, "Sadko the Merchant," "The Firebird," and "Baba-Yoga and Fair Vassilisa"--are set in the framework of a fifth tale, "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," as told by a wise old cat.