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Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins Compact disc - 2013

by P. L. Travers; Read by Sophie Thompson


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. -

From the publisher

The timeless story of Mary Poppins, the world's favorite nanny, and her magical adventures with the Banks family

Mary Poppins is like no other nanny the Banks children have ever seen. It all starts when their new nanny is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house, carrying a parrot-headed umbrella and a magic carpetbag. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life!

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; Read by Sophie Thompson
  • Binding Compact Disc
  • Edition Unabridged
  • Volumes 3
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blackstone Audiobooks
  • Date 2013-10
  • Features Unabridged
  • ISBN 9781482953992 / 1482953994
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.6 x 6.1 x 1.2 in (16.76 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 5
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Magic
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC