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piece by Elisa Broach is an art theft story that starts with a beetle who is fascinated with us humans. Marvin the beetle with his parents and aunts and uncles and cousins live in the walls of an apartment in New York City. When the human boy James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin just cannot resist the temptation to try them out. And Marvin has talent! His drawings look exactly like long-lost drawings by Albrecht Durer. When Marvin and James get involved with faking some miniature drawings for the Metropolitan Museum of Art to lure art thieves, the twists and turns of this story pop right out.
piece by Elisa Broach is an art theft story that starts with a beetle who is fascinated with us humans. Marvin the beetle with his parents and aunts and uncles and cousins live in the walls of an apartment in New York City. When the human boy James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin just cannot resist the temptation to try them out. And Marvin has talent! His drawings look exactly like long-lost drawings by Albrecht Durer. When Marvin and James get involved with faking some miniature drawings for the Metropolitan Museum of Art to lure art thieves, the twists and turns of this story pop right out.Blood Red Horse by K, M, Grant is a story of Richard the Lionhearted and the Crusade to
free Jerusalem from Saracen control. The horse Hosanna is chosen by Will to be his knight's charger even though the horse is smaller in stature than most chargers. Will and his brother Gavin and their father sail with King Richard to the Holy Land to wage war. When Hosanna is captured by Kamil, a friend of the Sultan Saladin, Will is afraid he will never see his horse again. There are battle scenes, long marches, sea disasters and a peak at what was happening on the home front while all the time the reader is wondering if Will ever gets Hosanna back.
free Jerusalem from Saracen control. The horse Hosanna is chosen by Will to be his knight's charger even though the horse is smaller in stature than most chargers. Will and his brother Gavin and their father sail with King Richard to the Holy Land to wage war. When Hosanna is captured by Kamil, a friend of the Sultan Saladin, Will is afraid he will never see his horse again. There are battle scenes, long marches, sea disasters and a peak at what was happening on the home front while all the time the reader is wondering if Will ever gets Hosanna back.Regarding the Bathroom by Kate Klise is another wildly humorous story like her Rebecca Caudill nominee Regarding the Fountain. In this book you will need to put on your thinkin
g caps because it is NOT a narrative. The story is told through a series of letters, memos, pictures, and newspaper articles. The same class that meet Florence Waters in Regarding the Fountain are back with a story from summer school. Nobody wants to have regular school so their teacher encourages everyone to volunteer for the summer. One student works at the newspaper, one works for the mayor, one works for the historical society, one works for the school principal, and two start their own private investigation agency when the sheriff turns them down. Be sure to enjoy all the puns in this book, especially of people's names. Sometimes you have to say the name out loud to hear the pun. Have fun and you will soon be chuckling.
g caps because it is NOT a narrative. The story is told through a series of letters, memos, pictures, and newspaper articles. The same class that meet Florence Waters in Regarding the Fountain are back with a story from summer school. Nobody wants to have regular school so their teacher encourages everyone to volunteer for the summer. One student works at the newspaper, one works for the mayor, one works for the historical society, one works for the school principal, and two start their own private investigation agency when the sheriff turns them down. Be sure to enjoy all the puns in this book, especially of people's names. Sometimes you have to say the name out loud to hear the pun. Have fun and you will soon be chuckling.
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