Copyright Date:
2017
Edition Date:
2017
Release Date:
04/11/17
Illustrator:
Murphy, Kelly,
Pages:
104 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-250-10378-9 Perma-Bound: 0-605-96311-8
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-250-10378-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-96311-5
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2014042196
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Marvin (a beetle) and his friend James (a boy) return in the second volume of the Masterpiece Adventures early chapter-book series, based on characters in Broach's Masterpiece (2008). Finally old enough to join their fathers when they go "collecting," scavenging the humans' apartment for reusable items (a lost button = a beetle-size table), Marvin and his annoying cousin Elaine are determined to discover treasures, and they do. But when Uncle Albert is seriously injured, only Marvin knows where to go for help. Kids will be fascinated by the tiny characters' adventures and their creative repurposing of items, just as earlier readers enjoyed Mary Norton's The Borrowers (1952) and John Peterson's The Littles (1967). Broach strikes just the right tone in the dialogue and narrative, giving the beetles distinct personalities and dilemmas but always returning to the interspecies friendship at the heart of the series. Though not seen for review, the finished art will be two-color pen-and-ink pictures, as in the first volume, The Miniature World of Marvin & James (2014). Wonderful fare for transitional readers.
Word Count:
3,691
Reading Level:
3.0
Interest Level:
1-4
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.0
/ points: 0.5
/ quiz: 177372
/ grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:2.6 /
points:3.0 /
quiz:Q67376
Lexile:
590L
In this Masterpiece Adventure, the second in a chapter book series for younger readers from Elise Broach, bestselling author of Masterpiece , Marvin the beetle is going collecting with his family. All is good and well until Uncle Albert gets hurt. Marvin needs James's help to save Uncle Albert before it's too late. James to the Rescue captures the miniature world of Marvin the beetle and his special friendship with James. Praise for The Adventures of Marvin and James: "A winsome series debut . . . a sweet story of cross-species friendship." -- Kirkus Reviews "Just right for a younger crowd. . . . Despite the simplicity of Broach's pared-down sentences, the story brims with both emotion and moments of quiet wisdom." -- Publishers Weekly "New readers will be rewarded for the effort by this page-turning adventure, which is written throughout with emotional authenticity and illustrated with lively pen-and-ink illustrations in a brown and gray palette, ending with a very satisfying conclusion." -- The Horn Book Praise for Masterpiece: "Inventive . . . Broach . . . packs this fast-moving story with perennially seductive themes: hidden lives and secret friendships, miniature worlds lost to disbelievers . . . Broach and Kelly show readers something new." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Delightful intricacies of beetle life . . . blend seamlessly with the suspenseful caper as well as the sentimental story of a complicated-but-rewarding friendship . . . Murphy's charming pen-and-ink drawings populate the short chapters of this funny, winsome novel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This marvelous story is sure to be a hit." -- School Library Journal Read all of the Masterpiece Adventures: The Miniature World of Marvin & James James to the Rescue Trouble at School for Marvin & James
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