Betty Bard MacDonald (1908–1958)

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Betty Bard MacDonald was born on March 26, 1908 in Boulder Colorado. She is an author who specilaizes in humorous autobiographical tales such as in her book The Egg and I. This title brought her notority in 1945. It quickly became a bestseller. It was based on her life on the Chimacum Valley mehr anzeigen chicken farm. The book introduces the characters of Ma and Pa Kettle who were also featured in the film version. The characters were so popular that nine more film were made featuring them. MacDonald went on to publish three other semi- autobiographical books: Anybody Can Do Anything, The Plague and I and Onions in the Stew. She also wrote the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series of children's books and another children's book, entitled Nancy and Plum. A posthumous collection of her writings, entitled Who Me?, was later released. Betty Bard MacDonald died in Seattle of uterine cancer on February 7, 1958. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

Beinhaltet die Namen: Betty Bard MacDonald, Betty Heskett Macdonald

Beinhaltet auch: Betty MacDonald (1)

Werke von Betty Bard MacDonald

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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1947) 4,712 Exemplare

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957) 2,641 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (1949) 2,527 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (1954) 2,431 Exemplare

Das Ei und Ich (1945) — Autor — 1,248 Exemplare

The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury (1985) 670 Exemplare

Einmal scheint die Sonne wieder (1948) 397 Exemplare

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (2007) 381 Exemplare

Die Insel und ich (1955) 348 Exemplare

Betty kann alles. (1950) 239 Exemplare

Alice und Mella (1952) 219 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure (1997) 182 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Won't-Take-a-Bath Cure (1997) 139 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Boxed Set: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic / Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / and Mrs.… (1986) 119 Exemplare

Piggle-Wiggle Set: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle; Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic; Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle; and Happy Birthday Mrs.… (2008) 95 Exemplare

Who, Me? (1959) 15 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Bad-Table-Manners Cure (2002) 2 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Cry-Baby Cure (1999) 1 Exemplar

Anybody Can Do Anything 1 Exemplar

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The Penguin Book of Women's Humour (1996) — Mitwirkender — 119 Exemplare

Best in Children's Books 36 (1960) 60 Exemplare

The Egg and I [1947 film] (1947) — Original book — 17 Exemplare

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1955 v03 (1955) 16 Exemplare

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1951 v01 (1951) 7 Exemplare

The New 20 Best Books From Reader's Digest (1960) 7 Exemplare

Betty MacDonald's The egg and I: A play in two acts (1958) — Original book — 5 Exemplare

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Novel-Ties Study Guide (2004) — Original book — 1 Exemplar

Det Bästas Bokval (1963) vol 28 : Livets krydda; Ödets vingar; Han som skapade en värld; Kejserligt besök;… 1 Exemplar

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Andere Namen: Bard, Anne Elizabeth Campbell
Heskett, Betty Bard
Geburtstag: 1908-03-26
Todestag: 1958-02-07
Geschlecht: female
Nationalität: USA
Geburtsort: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Sterbeort: Seattle, Washington, USA
Wohnorte: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Butte, Montana, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Vashon Island, Washington, USA
Carmel Valley, California, USA
Center, Washington, USA
Berufe: chicken farmer
writer
Beziehungen: Bard, Mary (sister)
Canham, Anne MacDonald (daughter)
Parnell, Annie (great-granddaughter)

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The Egg and I von Betty MacDonald

This has a not dated well. The first few pages had some extraordinarily racist observations about First Nations Americans. Ugh.

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PrueGallagher | 40 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 28, 2024 |

The Egg and I von Betty MacDonald

Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Blue like tweed CONDITION: The book is without a dust jacket. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) The book is about the humorous life on a wilderness chicken ranch. The book was made into a movie.The Egg and I is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm in the US state of Washington. The book is based on the author's experiences as a newlywed trying to acclimate to and operate a small chicken farm with her husband, Robert Heskett, from 1927 to 1931.… (mehr)

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RedeemedRareBooks | 40 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 24, 2024 |

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (#4) von Betty MacDonald

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is back with special cures for the not truthful, the pet forgetter, the fraidy-cat, the destructive child, and the child who continually says, "I can't find it".

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PlumfieldCH | 14 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 13, 2024 |