by Mary Pope Osborne · Bayard Jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782747049863
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«Alexandre et l'indomptable cheval» is the children's fantasy novel by Mary Pope Osborne (Bayard Jeunesse, paperback, 154 pages, in French).
Merlin sends Tom and Lea to ancient Macedonia to discover the secret of Alexander the Great's greatness. Guided by Aristotle, the siblings meet the young prince, aged thirteen, and despite his arrogance decide to help him tame Bucephalus, a wild black horse.
It is volume 44 of the series «La cabane magique», published in 2014. Original title: «Stallion by Starlight»; illustrations by Philippe Masson.
For early readers and children aged 6 to 9 interested in Antiquity and time travel.
Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. She had 3 other siblings, and moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will.
