Alan Davidson, Author Viking Children's Books $12.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-670-82015-3
This modern-day fable tells the story of Alison, a girl who has always dreamed of having a fairy godmother to whisk her out of her drab life into a world of elegance and wealth. Alison's wish comes true when she meets Mrs. Considine, a rich and...
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Alan Davidson, Author Puffin Books $3.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-14-032520-1
A girl gets a longed-for fairy godmother in the person of a rich, sophisticated older woman seeking a replacement for her dead daughter; in PW 's words, ``The strange story of Alison's transformation will linger long in the reader's mind.'' Ages 10-1
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Alan Davidson, Author, Charlotte Knox, Illustrator Simon & Schuster $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-67011-5
Davidson, a onetime British diplomat, may be a Pisces, so scientifically yet passionately has he scrutinized denizens of the deep. In previous books ( Mediterranean Seafood ), he was hooked on famously popular fish in particular waters. Now that...
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Alan Davidson, Author, Charlotte Knox, Illustrator Simon & Schuster $30 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-72884-7
Davidson and Knox, collaborators on Seafood , team up again on this beautiful and practical guide to fruits and nuts harvested worldwide. In size, seriousness and attention to detail, the volume is rather atlas-like. And it's overdue, what with ``the
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