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The Boy, the Dollar and the Wonderful Hat

by (author) Marilyn Helmer

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
Jan 1992
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195408751
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $5.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 8
  • Grade: k to 3

Description

When Benno goes to the fair with his father there is so much he wants to do. But he only has a dollar and that won't go far.

Then he sees the wonderful hat. And then he has a wonderful idea.

About the author

Marilyn Helmer was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, moved to New Brunswick, then to Quebec, then to Ireland, then back to Canada, all before she was five years old. Perhaps that is why she loves to travel, both in North America and abroad. Marilyn's main passion though is writing for children. She discovered a knack for storytelling at a very young age when she made up wild and creative excuses for the occasional bout of mischief. In elementary school she became an avid Nancy Drew fan. With a couple of like-minded friends, she began writing and telling her own mystery stories. But it wasn't until many years later, when she started reading to her son and daughter, that Marilyn's dream of writing for children was born. Success did not happen overnight but it did happen. Marilyn's stories, poems and articles have appeared in children's magazines and anthologies in Canada and the United States. Her published books include picturebooks, chapter books, novels, riddle books and retold fairy tales.

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