| The Moffat Museum Contributor(s): Estes, Eleanor (Author), Estes, Eleanor (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152025537 ISBN-13: 9780152025533 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: Janey Moffat decides to open up a Moffat museum at the family's Cranbury, Connecticut, home in this title from the Newbery Honor-winning series, now reissued with original black-and-white interior illustrations and new cover art by Tricia Tusa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00038845 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Moffats (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - New England |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 47426 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There has never been a museum in Cranbury...until now. Among its treasures are the first bike each of the Moffat kids rode, stardust from a meteor that fell to earth, a beautiful painting made by Sylvie, and-most spectacularly-Rufus, the Waxworks Boy, who is as funny as he is waxy. The museum is so interesting that Mr. Pennypepper even brings tourists to visit. But the museum is really for Jane, Joey, and Rufus themselves, so they can remember all the good times they've had. Because life is changing for the Moffats. Yet even if Sylvie gets married, or Joey goes off to work, or Rufus grows up, one thing will never change: The Moffats are still the sort to hilariously fill even the most ordinary day with extraordinary fun. Eleanor Estes's beloved Moffats stories are being published in new editions as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. The original interior illustrations have been retained, but handsome new cover art by Tricia Tusa gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Estes, Eleanor: - Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children's librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats--Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat--were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye. |