Mem fox biography of abraham

Australian academic and children's writer

Merrion Frances "Mem" FoxAM (née Partridge; born 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy.

Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still writes and gives seminars.

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The every day aspects of the life and char- acter of the American people.

This is a nice, concise history about Abraham Lincoln- very kid friendly with all the basic facts.

Biography that would tell the most interesting facts about his career briefly and tersely for the average busyand hurried citizen of to-day.

With simple, lyrical text and bold, kid-friendly illustrations, this book introduces Abraham Lincoln to the youngest readers and inspires them to stand up for.

She lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

Early life and education

Merrion Frances^[1] Partridge was born in Melbourne on 5 March 1946 to Nancy and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.^[2][3] In October, her parents left Australia to become teaching missionaries of Hope Fountain Mission in Rhodesia, and Partridge and her two sisters grew up and were educated in Africa.

She was the only white child at the mission school. After authorities found out, she was forced to go to an all-white school and was teased for having an African accent. After graduating high school, she did volunteer work in a conference centre of the World Council of Churches near Geneva, Switzer