Joan Mary McPhee spent her childhood and youth in Africa, her parents having come from England. They had many happy days observing the wildlife. Her father encouraged her to write ...ver maisJoan Mary McPhee spent her childhood and youth in Africa, her parents having come from England. They had many happy days observing the wildlife. Her father encouraged her to write at an early age. After she married, she immigrated to America with her husband, daughter and son. Her poetry and children’s fiction has been published in the USA. Recently, her picture book “The Flying Dinosaurs and Other Tales” was published. This book, “Planet Nebula and Other Tales”, is a collection of ten stories for children to enjoy.ver menos