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Mary Losure

children's book author

  • Books
    • Isaac the Alchemist
    • Backwards Moon
    • Wild Boy
    • The Fairy Ring
  • Resources
    • Classroom Presentations
    • Online learning: Finding Paper Trails
    • Comparison Exercise
    • Creative Writing Exercise
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Author, explorer of worlds both real and imaginary.

Cover of Isaac the Alchmist

Isaac the Alchemist

The magic-seeking childhood of a boy who grows up to be the world’s greatest alchemist–Isaac Newton. Discover it for yourself wherever books are sold!

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Best books about Fairies

As the author of The Fairy Ring, or Elsie and Francis Fool the World, I was asked to recommend some books about (you guessed it) fairies. You can find them at this link: https://shepherd.com/best-books/fairies And while you’re there, you can browse through a ton of other book recommendations, on all sorts of topics!

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Meet Mary Losure

Mary Losure writes innovative nonfiction (and the occasional fantasy) for kids.

Her books have been praised in The Wall Street Journal, Kirkus, Booklist, School Library Journal, and other publications and have been selected for several “best of” lists for children’s literature.

Her most recent book, Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d (Candlewick, February 2017), has received three starred reviews.

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