Mary Travers, Madame Bolduc, est née le 4 juin 1894 dans le petit village de pêcheurs de Newport, en Gaspésie. Elle démontre très vite un goût prononcé pour la musique. À treize ans, elle part pour Montréal, engagée comme domestique. Grâce à ses talents de musicienne, elle rencontrera Édouard Bolduc qui deviendra son mari et le père de ses quatre enfants. La récession causée par la Grande Dépression de 1929, mais surtout l’accident de son époux, obligent Mary à endosser le rôle de soutien ...

This carefully crafted and collectible volume tells the intimate story of Peter, Paul, and Mary and their music, in their words and with iconic images that follow their passionate, fifty-year journey to the center of America’s heart. Photographs, many rare and never before published, taken over five decades by some of the world’s top photographers, follow them from their earliest performances in the 1960s, when Mary was the most desired, beautiful, and charismatic performer and a new role ...

By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the movie Saving Mr. Banks.From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed.It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. 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 carpet...

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!Read by Olivia Colman, this stunning performance lifts P. L Travers’s words off the page, transporting us back to a time where classic storytelling is at the heart of any story.When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the Banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever.More than eighty years since we first met Mary Poppins, this original, classic s...

An exquisite flagship gift edition of an iconic classic, illustrated by the former Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child.When Mary Poppins arrives at their house on a gust of the East Wind and slides up the bannister, Jane and Michael Banks’s lives are turned magically upside down.Who better to reimagine this endearing children’s classic than today’s most instantly recognisable and best-loved artist-illustrator? Lauren Child brings the magic of Mary Poppins into the...

Quando Mary Poppins, sospinta dal Vento dell’Est, si posa davanti al numero 17 del Viale dei Ciliegi, tutto cambia nella vita della famiglia Banks. La più stravagante tra tutte le bambinaie, con i suoi guanti bianchi e la borsa magica che contiene persino un letto da campo, scivola leggera sulla ringhiera ed è pronta a incantare i bambini in avventure sorprendenti. E noi, come Giovanni e Michele, non possiamo che sospirare: “Mary Poppins, non ci lascerai mai, vero?”.

Who else but Mary Poppins can lead the Banks children on such extraordinary adventures? Together they all meet the Goosegirl and the Swineherd, argue with talking cats on a distant planet, make the acquaintance of the folks who live under dandelions, and celebrate a birthday by dancing with their own shadows. And that’s just for starters!

By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the major motion picture, Saving Mr. Banks.From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages.Ma...

By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the movie Saving Mr. Banks.From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages.Pulled down from t...

Get a unique glimpse at the famous Poppins cast as the spit-spot English nanny and the Banks children take over the kitchen for a week. With the help of familiar visitors like the Bird Woman, Admiral Boom, and Mr. and Mrs. Turvy, Mary Poppins teaches her irrepressible young charges the basics of cooking, from A to Z. And young readers can re-create the week's menus by following the thirty different recipes. Kitchen adventures were never so much fun! In full color, this en...

Among twentieth century authors, P. L. Travers was by far the most productive and famous to hail from the British colony of Australia. After a brief and modestly successful acting career, she moved to London and pursued her own brand of journalism. She was a well-regarded drama critic and travel author, and she became friends with many influential writers and thinkers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Eventually, she found her greatest voice in the form of Mary Poppins, the mysterious ...