Margaret Poynter (1927–2012)

Auteur van Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium (Great Minds of Science)

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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.

Werken van Margaret Poynter

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

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

Miracle at Metlakatla: The inspiring story of William Duncan, a missionary (Greatness with faith) (1978) 16 exemplaren

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

The Jimmy Carter story (1978) 11 exemplaren

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

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

Cosmic Quest (1984) 6 exemplaren

The racquetball book (1980) 5 exemplaren

Volcanoes, the fiery mountains (1980) 4 exemplaren

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

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

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

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

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

Frisbee fun (1977) 2 exemplaren

Wildland Fire Fighting (1982) 2 exemplaren

What's One More? (1985) 2 exemplaren

Crazy Minnie (1960) 1 exemplaar

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

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

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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten: Poynter, Midge (nickname)
Lewis, Margaret (birth)
Geboortedatum: 1927-05-30
Overlijdensdatum: 2012-03-30
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Long Beach, California, USA
Plaats van overlijden: Temple City, California, USA
Opleiding: Pasadena City College
Organisaties: Canine Corral
Korte biografie: [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.