Marilyn Sadler
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Marilyn Sadler is a child
ren's writer with a deadpan sense of humor. She was born November 17. One of her best known works was made into a television
movie, under the title Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
. That book is about a space
girl who is sent to earth
and the cultural clashes she finds in her new planet.
She is also the author of the Alistair books, including Alistair in Outer Space and Alistair Underwater. This series concerns a boy genius
whose activities include building a time machine
, exploring outer space, and ironing his shoelaces.
Other books written by Marilyn Sadler include It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
, P.J. Funnybunny Camps Out and HoneyBunny Funnybunny.
Marilyn is also one of the creators of the Disney preschool show, "Handy Manny".
She has also illustrated an educational book, produced by the Academy of Economic Education, on economics for kids titled Ump's Fwat: An Annual Report for Young People.
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren's writer with a deadpan sense of humor. She was born November 17. One of her best known works was made into a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
movie, under the title Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a children's science fiction picture book written by Marilyn Sadler and illustrated by Roger Bollen...
. That book is about a space
Outer space
Outer space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....
girl who is sent to earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
and the cultural clashes she finds in her new planet.
She is also the author of the Alistair books, including Alistair in Outer Space and Alistair Underwater. This series concerns a boy genius
Genius
Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight....
whose activities include building a time machine
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
, exploring outer space, and ironing his shoelaces.
Other books written by Marilyn Sadler include It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny is a children's book written by Marilyn Sadler and illustrated by Roger Bollen. It is about a young bunny named P.J. Funnybunny and his adventures to live with a different animal because he does not like being a bunny. The episode is similar to the SpongeBob episode...
, P.J. Funnybunny Camps Out and HoneyBunny Funnybunny.
Marilyn is also one of the creators of the Disney preschool show, "Handy Manny".
She has also illustrated an educational book, produced by the Academy of Economic Education, on economics for kids titled Ump's Fwat: An Annual Report for Young People.