| The Greentail Mouse Contributor(s): Lionni, Leo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375823999 ISBN-13: 9780375823992 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Originally published in 1973, this is an offbeat fable about the city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. What fun it would be to make masks of fearsome animals and have our own Mardi Gras, think the country mice. And at first it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after awhile they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals. All the mice are frightened and suspicious of each other until one mouse finds a way to make them happy to be real mice again. Leo Lionni's winsome mice, all cousins to his beloved Frederick, cavort across big double-page spreads of oil paintings and tell a story about what is real and what is not that is just right for preschoolers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 73001395 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 9.08" W x 11.02" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Event - Holiday |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69427 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The beloved fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni Originally published in 1973, this is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals. Leo Lionni's winsome mice cavort across big double-page spreads of oil paintings and tell a story about what is real and what is not that is just right for preschoolers. |