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The purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

"Based on a set of unfinished Mark Twain notes for a children's story, this is the tale of Johnny, a young boy with a magical ability to speak to animals who sets off to rescue a stolen prince"--

Main Authors: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Author), Stead, Philip Christian (Author)
Other Authors: Stead, Erin E. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2017]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Juvenile.
Human-animal communication > Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping > Juvenile fiction.
Princes > Juvenile fiction.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: "Based on a set of unfinished Mark Twain notes for a children's story, this is the tale of Johnny, a young boy with a magical ability to speak to animals who sets off to rescue a stolen prince"--
Physical Description: 151 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN: 9780553523225
0553523228
9780553523232
0553523236
Author Notes: Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mississippi Writing: Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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