Introducing Margaret Mahy by Betty Gilderdale
$10.00
A used softcover copy of Introducing Margaret Mahy by Betty Gilderdale, published 1987. A biography of New Zealand's greatest children's author written for young readers by one of New Zealand's leading authorities on children's literature.
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Viking Kestrel / Penguin Books NZ, 1987
Condition: Used — Good. Cover showing light wear. Pages clean and sound.
Betty Gilderdale (1923-2021) was New Zealand's foremost expert on children's literature — scholar, educator, and the author who named the now-prestigious Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award. In this accessible biography she tells the story of how Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) — author of over 200 books, twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award — became New Zealand's most celebrated and beloved children's writer. A valuable piece of NZ literary history, this 1987 title predates Mahy's death and is increasingly sought after by collectors of NZ children's literature.
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Category: BIOGRAPHY, BOOKS, NON FICTION, NZ BIOGRAPHY, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, NZ006
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