Ana Maria Bastos de Oliveira Martinho (

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, 14 April 1946), better known by her pen name Ana Maria Magalhães, is a Portuguese teacher and writer mainly dedicated to children's literature. She is primarily known for the ''

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'' series of books she wrote with her writing partner

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Life and work

Ana Maria Magalhães was born in Lisbon on 14 April 1946. She graduated in philosophy at the University of Lisbon, and taught Portuguese and History at the basic education level from 1969 until her retirement. She met

in 1976 at the Escola Básica Fernando Pessoa where they were both teachers. The two teachers formed a friendship and writing partnership, publishing their first book, ''

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'', in 1982. This would be become the first book of the ''Uma aventura'' series which would go on to have dozens of books.

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