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The magic box

When a mysterious box drops out of the sky bringing big changes to a town cut off from the rest of the world, a clever child realizes that something must be done about it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brenner, Barbara
Other Authors:	Boix, Manuel (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Publ., 1998.
Subjects:	Television > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	When a mysterious box drops out of the sky bringing big changes to a town cut off from the rest of the world, a clever child realizes that something must be done about it.
Physical Description:	47 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	0836817648 (lib. bdg)
Author Notes:	Barbara Brenner was born on June 26, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York. Brenner attended Seton Hall College and Rutgers University from 1942-46, while also working as a copy editor at Prudential Insurance Company. Her freelance work as an artist's agent prepared her for a literary life. In 1957 she published her first book, Somebody's Slippers, Somebody's Shoes. She followed this book with an educational picture book entitled Barto Takes the Subway, designed to improve reading comprehension and sight vocabulary. Her artistic development continued when she began to collaborate with her husband, illustrator Fred Brenner, on The Flying Patchwork Quilt. Her next book, On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon, was selected by School Library Journal as The Best of the Best among children's books published over 26 seasons. One of her bestselling titles was Wagon Wheels (published in 1978), which deals with the trials and tribulations of a close-knit African American family. In 1986, Brenner was honored with the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association's Outstanding Pennsylvania Author Award. Brenner's most celebrated book is a collection entitled Voices: Poetry and Art from around the World, for which she was chief editor. This book received an ALA Notable Book for Children mention and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults award. (Bowker Author Biography)