Summary
When Arthur learns that he has to come up with a Town Project for school, he decides to go home and think of a plan. But the Brain asks Arthur if he can help him with his project. Then Buster, Binky, and Francine all ask for Arthur's help, too. By Friday--when Arthur is supposed to turn in his project--he still hasn't thought of an idea for it. But with a little help from his friends, Arthur finds that he finishes the assignment right on time!
Author and illustrator, Marc Brown was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1946. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art. After college, he worked numerous odd jobs before he began his career.
He is most renown for creating the Arthur series. The idea for Arthur, the aardvark came one night while telling his son a bedtime story. The first title in the series was "Arthur's Nose" written in 1976. Since then, Brown has written over thirty books in the Arthur Adventure series. D. W., Arthur's sister was another character created by Brown. In addition to writing, Brown also developed the Arthur television series on PBS.
(Bowker Author Biography)
