| The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Contributor(s): DiCamillo, Kate (Author), Ering, Timothy Basil (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763680893 ISBN-13: 9780763680893 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.50 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70401 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering. |