Cont. auth., via WWW, May 6, 2002 (American author, b. May 20, 1949)
Her Haunted waters, 1996 t.p., etc. (Mary Pope Osborne) p. [155] (author also of Mermaid tales from around the world, American tall tales, and the Spider Kane mystery series)
Cont. authors online, June 7, 2003 (Mary Pope Osborne; b. May 20, 1949 in Fort Sill, Okla.; m. Will Osborne (actor and writer); writer of children's fiction and picture books; juvenile titles include Run, run as fast as you can (1982), Spider Kane and the mystery under the may-apple (1992), Mermaid tales from around the world (1993), Haunted waters (1994), etc.)