' An] irresistible account of a child's imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what's inside. Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.' --SLJ. 'An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont] explode with color and action.' --CS.
Best Books of 1979 (SLJ) Children's Choices for 1980 (IRA/CBC) A Reading Rainbow Selection
' An] irresistible account of a child's imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what's inside. Facts about the composition of the e...
This is a collection of 28 stories and sketches by the journalist, John McNulty, who worked for the New Yorker from 1937 until his death in 1956. He was famous for his stories from Tim & Joe Costello's, an Irish saloon bar on Third Avenue and Forty-fourth Street. Its patrons live on in these writings, many of them collected here for the first time.
This is a collection of 28 stories and sketches by the journalist, John McNulty, who worked for the New Yorker from 1937 until his death in 1956. He w...