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Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins Paperback - 2008

by P. L. Travers

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About this book

Written by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard, Mary Poppins tells the tale of a magical English nanny who pops into Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane to care for the Banks children, carried by her umbrella along the east wind. At the end of the story, after many fantastical adventures with their stern governess, Poppins ‘pops’ out again on the West wind. The first in this series of eight books, Mary Poppins was published in 1934, and the seven subsequent novels that followed were published all the way through 1988. In 1964 Disney made a movie composed out of the first four of the books of the series, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

P.L. Travers
wrote eight  books, as well as several other books for children and adults.  Her writing was not limited to novels, as she also served as a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer and lecturer in her career. -

Reader reviews for Mary Poppins

From the publisher

The Banks children, Jane and Michael, change nannies just about as often as most people change their clothes. It's not that they're naughty, exactly - just awkward. Everyone in the household is at their wits' end with them - until Mary Poppins arrives.

First edition identification

The true first UK edition published by Howe 1934, has  'First Published 1934' on the copyright page.  

Details

  • Title Mary Poppins
  • Author P. L. Travers
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 172
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Children's Books, Great Britain
  • Publication date 2008
  • ISBN 9780007286416 / 0007286414
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.12 x 0.59 in (19.71 x 13.00 x 1.50 cm)
  • Age range 07 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 5
  • Reading level 830
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC