The original best-loved classic about the world's most famous nanny - Mary Poppins. When the Banks family advertise for a nanny, Mary Poppins and her talking umbrella appear out of the sky, ready to take the children on extraordinary adventures. Mary Poppins is strict but fair, and soon Michael and Jane are whisked off to a funfair inside a pavement picture and on many more outings with their wonderful new nanny! Needless to say, when at last 'the wind changes' and she flies away, the children are devastated. But the magic of Mary Poppins will stay with the Banks family forever. The original story of the world's most famous nanny, Mary Poppins, is a timeless classic that has enchanted generations.
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Pseudónimo de Helen Lyndon Goff, P. L. Travers (1899-1996) nació en Australia, si bien en 1925 se trasladó a Inglaterra, donde adaptó su nuevo nombre y residió el resto de su vida. Admiradora de James M. Barrie (creador de "Peter Pan"), fue una mujer de fuerte personalidad y temperamento independiente cuyo carácter vivo y curioso la llevó a viajar por buena parte del mundo.