Hailstones and Halibut Bones : Adventures in Colour
by O'neill, Mary
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Georgetown, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Synopsis
Mary O'Neill knew from childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She began her careeras an advertising copywriter, and after becoming a partner in her own agency, she moved to New York. There she divided her time, as author and housewife, and she started to write children's books for Doubleday, of which Hailstones and Halibut Bones is the most famous. John Wallner is the award-winninf illustrator of more than thirty books for children. His many awards and honors include several ALA Notables, the Certificate of Excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Excellence(1080), and the American Writers award for best illustrator (1977).
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- Seller
- Laura Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 034926
- Title
- Hailstones and Halibut Bones : Adventures in Colour
- Author
- O'neill, Mary
- Illustrator
- Weisgard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- World's Work
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- O'Neill Hailstones Halibut Bones Adventures in Colour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry, Prose, Verse; Childrens, Teenager, Young Adult;
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Laura Books
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