Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher (Kestrel kites) [Hardcover]

Humphrey Carpenter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kestrel kites | Publication Date: June 1999

There's a new music teacher starting at St Barty's and it's William Warlock - Mr Majeika's sworn enemy. As usual Majeika's antics save the day. By the author of "Mr Majeika and the Dinner Ladies", "Mr Majeika and the School Play" and "Mr Majeika and the School Inspector".

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About the Author

Humphrey Carpenter worked at the BBC before becaming a full-time writer in 1975. He was the author of 14 of the well-loved Mr Majeika titles as well as two Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits titles for children. He was also the co-author, with his wife Mari Prichard, of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. He was an eminent figure in the world of adult literature and published award-winning biographies including, among others, those of J. R. R Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. From 1994-1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and for many years he ran a young people's drama group, the Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and was a regular contributor to the Guardian. Humphrey died in January 2005. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Penguin UK (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670807540
• ISBN-13: 978-0670807543
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,091,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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