Meet Daniel PinkwaterIn Daniel Manus Pinkwater s books you ll meet fat men from outer space, music-making lizards, a 200-pound chicken and other wonderfully crazy characters. While Pinkwater s books are outrageously humorous, he also has the uncanny ability to reach young readers by writing about his own childhood experiences. |
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Contents
The Fantastic Mr Pinkwater | 1 |
Beginnings | 2 |
A Budding Writer? | 5 |
The Chicken | 10 |
Life as a Sculptor | 13 |
The Terrible Roar | 14 |
Changes 8 Daniel and Jill | 17 |
The Best Is Yet to Come | 21 |
In His Own Words | 22 |
Glossary | 23 |
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