Mr Majeika

Carpenter, Humphrey

3.93

685 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 014180517X ISBN 13: 9780141805177

Publisher: Puffin, 2003

Class Three certainly have a surprise in store when their new teacher arrives on a flying carpet!
Mr Majeika is no ordinary teacher; he was once a wizard, and he is finding it difficult to remember that he has changed occupations. So the pupils in his class, especially Hamish Bigmore, find some very unusual, and often magical, things happening - usually when they are least expecting it.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Product Description:

Class Three have a surprise in store when their new teacher arrives on a flying carpet. Mr Majeika is no ordinary teacher - he was once a wizard and is findng it hard to remember he has changed occupations. Accordingly, his pupils find some unusual and often magical things happening.

About the Author:

HUMPHREY CARPENTER was born and educated in Oxford and worked for the BBC before becoming a full-time writer in 1975. He is the author of all the Mr Majeika stories for children and has published several award-winning biographies, including ones of J R R Tolkein, and C S Lewis. From 1994 to 1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and ran a young people's drama group.
He has two daughters.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.