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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBless This Mouseby Lois Lowry
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: Rife with humor and personality, this very young middle grade novel has a classic old-fashioned feel and a package equipped with the makings of a modern classic. In Bless This Mouse, a very resilient and quirky colony of church mice fear yet another Great X (more than they fear cats!), but under Mouse Matriarch Hildegardes leadership, they band together and save themselves from impending doomeven if its just by the skin of their tails! Lois Lowry is no stranger to delighting middle grade audiences. Lowrys acclaimed Gooney Bird series was championed by School Library Journal as "[a] fine selection for beginning chapter book readers and as a read-aloud." Lemony Snicket gave The Willoughbys a starred review in Publishers Weekly, while Kirkus called it a "sparklingly smart satire." More recently published on our Spring 2010 list is Lowrys Birthday Ball with "wonderfully swirly, evocative, energetic character sketches by the fabulous Feiffer" (SLJ) which Booklist hailed "an original fairy tale with a decidedly comical twist" in its starred review. Review:"An endangered community of church mice stars in Lowry's old-fashioned animal fantasy. When the mice of St. Bartholomew's — already fearing the annual Blessing of the Animals that brings an onslaught of cats into their home — learn that too many mouse sightings have prompted kind Father Murphy to call in the dreaded 'Great X' (exterminator), their Mouse Mistress, the commanding Hildegarde, plots an exodus to the unknown territory of Outdoors. 'Hildegarde had an EX of her own now to plan... a special kind of EX she had learned about from listening to readings from the Bible.' 'Peopled' with characters no less endearing for being stereotypical — a loudmouthed adolescent, a learned elder, a loyal and somewhat foolish cohort, and a disagreeable contender for Hildegarde's position — the book is an impeccably constructed, good-humored adventure filled with master plans, near disasters, and brave rescues, all gently frightening for readers even younger than the target audience. Lowry (The Birthday Ball) creates a cozy church environment of lenient sextons, disheveled organists, and skittish Altar Guild ladies, from a mouse's point-of-view. Fun and lighthearted. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 9 — 12. (Mar.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright PWyxz LLC)
Synopsis: A resilient and quirky colony of church mice fears another Great X more than they fear cats. Under Mouse Mistress Hildegardes leadership, they save themselves from one danger after another—sometimes just by the skin of their tails! Can one ultimate act of bravery during the feast day of St. Francis get Father Murphy to bless these mice and keep them safe forever? Rife with humor and personality, this young middle-grade novel has an old-fashioned feel with the makings of a modern classic. Synopsis:The fourth hilarious title in Lowis Lowry's popular Gooney Birdseries! Its a cold January at the Watertower Elementary School--the perfect weather for Gooney Bird Greene to break out her special brain-warming hat! It's a good thing she has one. Gooney Bird's brain will need to be as warm as possible this month, because Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks—Mrs. Pidgeons students soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work and creative thinking. Gooney Bird and her classmates are up to the challenge. But just when things are going well, the kids get some terrible news. Gooney Bird will need all the inspiration her brain can muster to organize the most important poem the class has ever written. About the AuthorLois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University, she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik and Gooney Bird series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Readers Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Associations Childrens Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and a farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents A Bad Time for Babies! 1 Praying for Protection 10 Hildegarde Holds a Meeting 21 Hiding from Father Murphy 32 A Nighttime Raid 45 The Great X 60 Yikes! Outdoors! 71 Ignatious Explains the Horrors 83 Brave Volunteers Needed! 94 One Mouse is Missing! 106 Poor Lucretia! 120 The Blessing of the Animals 137 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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