Francisco Marins
Francisco Marins, was a Brazilian writer. He was the author of a series of books for children, about the Taquara-Póca farm. Marins also writes historic novels set in the colonial Brazilian hinterland. He was born in Pratânia, Estado de São Paulo, which was at the time part of Botucatu.
Marins has sold more than 5,000,000 books, which have been translated into fifteen languages, and is the only Brazilian writer in the European collection Delphin, that features classics of children's literature around the world.
Francisco Marins is a member of the Academia Paulista de Letras.
Books for children
Nas Terras do Rei Café Os Segredos de Taquara-Póca O Coleira Preta Gafanhotos em Taquara-Póca Viagem ao Mundo DesconhecidoA Aldeia Sagrada O Mistério dos Morros Dourados A Montanha das Duas Cabeças Em Busca do Diamante Canudos O Sótão da Múmia Expedição aos Martírios Volta à Serra Misteriosa- ''O Bugre do Chapéu de Anta''
Novels
Clarão na SerraGrotão do Café Amarelo... E a Porteira Bateu!- ''Atalho Sem Fim''