Best Selling Books by Eleanor Cameron

A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.

A young girl with ambitions to be a writer tries to adjust to her widowed mother''s remarriage.

Aided by the journal of a young woman who lived in nineteenth-century France, Nina solves a murder mystery dormant since the time of Napoleon.

During her visit to Tarnhelm, a huge old house on the California coast, Cory Winterslow discovers the secret of her past.

A look at the land of make-believe and such fabulous creatures as: a Cimera, a Dragon, a Harpy, A Gryphon, a Salamander, a Mermaid, and a Phoenix.

Troubled by a recurring nightmare following his brother''s death, Andrew accompanies his father to the family castle in Scotland where he has several encounters with one of his forebears.

When Tom and Jennifer see a mysterious shape on San Lorenzo mountain, they decide it is a monster known as the churnadryne.

SUMMARY: A young girl growing up in a small midwestern town where her mother runs a hotel has recurring dreams of a much longed for home.

Love, hate and death touch touch librarian Jane Fielding''s world in this novel about the human need to communicate.

Family loss and other unexpected, even strange occurrences cannot dampen for long the spirits of the irrepressible Julia. Sequel to "Julia''s Magic."

A series of essays examining the writing, themes, influence, range, and critical appreciation of children''s books.

A series of crises lead 11-year-old Julia to see her family in a different light and help her reaffirm her ambition to be a writer.

Julia''s fifteenth year is filled with jealousy, forgiveness, first love, and artistic satisfaction, all against a background of loving support from her adored uncle, adopted grandmother, and other family members.

On their second flight to the planet of Basidium, two boys find that they have a would-be scientist as a stowaway. Sequel to The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet.

In the mid-1960s, author Eleanor Cameron was asked to write a pair of short stories to be used as part of a reading program for schools. Her stories were taken from the characters in her "Mushroom Planet" books and feature many of the same characters as well as a couple of new ones.Printed in small quantities and by a company that was only in business for under two years, this has all but been lost to history and rumor or history. But, now with restored illustrations and all of the "teaching" materials included, you have the opportunity to hold in your hand this rare book.NOTE: I have not been able to find who, if anyone, owns the rights to this gem. If you are and can prove you hold those rights, please contact me via Amazon. My intent has not been to make money from this booklet but to get it back out in circulation so everyone can enjoy it as much as we all have enjoyed Eleanor''s Mushroom Planet stories!

Aided by the journal of a young woman who lived in nineteenth-century France, Nina solves a murder mystery dormant since the time of Napoleon.

A strange shell and a lost diary provide clues to the missing will which may prevent the commercialization of an unspoiled section of California''s coast.

A broken perfume bottle and the threat of losing their home causes a crisis in the Redfern family that shakes Julia''s belief in magic.

National Book Awards twenty-fifth anniversary packet for participants includes: the program; A celebration of letters, a 36 page publication on the awards; press releases from the National Book Committee; the acceptance speeches or statements of the ten honorees of the night; and two sheets of portraits on photographic paper.

Family loss and other unexpected, even strange occurrences cannot dampen for long the spirits of the irrepressible Julia.

Chuck, David, and Tyco Bass venture into unknown areas of the Mushroom Planet to search for information about some fossil bones.

For adults with special interests in children''s literature.

David and Chuck go with Mr. Bass to the Mycetian League meeting and discover that the necklace of Ta and the ancient Thirteenth-Scroll are missing. Grades 4-6.