Margaret Poynter (1927–2012)

Teoksen Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium (Great Minds of Science) tekijä

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Margaret Poynter is the author of both fiction and nonfiction books for young people, including Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium, Revised Edition for Enslow Publishers, Inc.

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Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium (Great Minds of Science) (1994) 26 kappaletta

Voyager: The Story of a Space Mission (1981) 18 kappaletta

Miracle at Metlakatla: The inspiring story of William Duncan, a missionary (Greatness with faith) (1978) 17 kappaletta

The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind (Great Minds of Science) (1997) 12 kappaletta

The Jimmy Carter story (1978) 11 kappaletta

Gold Rush!: The Yukon Stampede of 1898 (1979) 10 kappaletta

Killer Asteroids (Weird & Wacky Science) (1996) 7 kappaletta

Cosmic Quest (1984) 6 kappaletta

The racquetball book (1980) 5 kappaletta

Volcanoes, the fiery mountains (1980) 4 kappaletta

The Zoo Lady: Belle Benchley and the San Diego Zoo (1980) 4 kappaletta

Under the High Seas: New Frontiers in Oceanography (1983) 3 kappaletta

Doomsday Rocks from Space (Bizarre Science) (2011) 3 kappaletta

Top 10 American women's figure skaters (1998) 3 kappaletta

Too few happy endings : the dilemma of the humane societies (1981) 2 kappaletta

Frisbee fun (1977) 2 kappaletta

Wildland Fire Fighting (1982) 2 kappaletta

What's One More? (1985) 2 kappaletta

Crazy Minnie (1960) 1 kappale

Marie Curie: Genius Researcher of Radioactivity (Genius Scientists and Their Genius Ideas) (2014) 1 kappale

Earthquakes: Looking for Answers (Earth Processes Books) (1990) 1 kappale

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Muut nimet: Poynter, Midge (nickname)
Lewis, Margaret (birth)
Syntymäaika: 1927-05-30
Kuolinaika: 2012-03-30
Sukupuoli: female
Kansalaisuus: USA
Syntymäpaikka: Long Beach, California, USA
Kuolinpaikka: Temple City, California, USA
Koulutus: Pasadena City College
Organisaatiot: Canine Corral
Lyhyt elämäkerta: [excerpted from Pasadena Star-News online obituary]
After graduating from San Diego High, she completed her Associate's degree at Pasadena City College (PCC). She worked at Bob's Big Boy across the street from PCC, first waitressing and then becoming a manager. There she met [her husband]. Midge gave up her restaurant work to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She continued to write throughout the rest of her life, publishing some 25 mostly non-fiction books enjoyed by both young and old. In later years [Midge and her husband] acted on their love for dogs by founding and running the Canine Corral, a pet rescue kennel.