The Saturdays

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Macmillan, 2002 - 177 páginas
Four reasons to cheer!

Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painting pictures. Oliver is the youngest. At six, he is a calm and thoughful person. They all live with their father, who is a writer, and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, who takes on the many roles of nurse, cook, substitute mother, grandmother, and aunt.

Elizabeth Enright’s Melendy Quartet, which captures the lively adventures of a family as they move from the city to the country, are being published in new editions. Each of the books features a foreward and signature black-and-white interior illustrations by the author. Popular artist Tricia Tusa provides irresistible new cover art that will appeal to today’s readers.

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Saturday One
3
Saturday Two
20
Saturday Three
50
Saturday Four
72
Saturday Five
105
Saturday Six
121
Saturday Seven
142
Saturday Eight
160
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Education, Volumen79

Vista de fragmentos - 1959

Acerca del autor (2002)

Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. Originally envisioning a career solely in illustration, she studied art in Paris, France, and at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Enright wrote and illustrated numerous books, winning many awards in the process. Among those awards were the 1939 John Newbery Medal for "Thimble Summer" and a 1958 Newbery Honor for "Gone-Away Lake." The first of the Melendy Quartet, "The Saturdays," was published in 1941. Translated into numerous languages throughout the world, her stories have been known and loved by many for generations.

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