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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
After being banished from the kingdom of Dor for wanting to be a knight, Despereaux, a mouse with over-sized ears, sets off with his friend Roscuro on a quest to rescue a princess and save the kingdom from darkness.
Author
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Despereaux, a tiny mouse with large ears, is born in a castle and is different from other mice-he loves music and stories, not scurrying and nibbling on books. His fascination with a fairy tale about a princess leads him to Princess Pea, with whom he falls in love, defying mouse law. His brother Furlough reports him, and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Butternut is a young, anxious rabbit and master storyteller who makes friends outside her burrow - even though she was cautioned not to - and now must decide whether she will remain loyal to her family or help other animals in need"--Provided by publisher.
Butternut, a young rabbit who loves stories, makes friends among the other animals and birds of Milkweed Meadow, and convinces them to help her rescue a litter of orphaned coyote pups.
Publisher
Brash Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"In this epic adventure, play as a the courageous mouse Despereaux on a heroic quest to save the Princess Pea. Discover a magical world in this tale of bravery where the tiniest mouse finds the courage of a knight in shining armor"--Container insert.
12) Kate DiCamillo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Kate DiCamillo. Developed by literacy experts for students in second through fifth grade"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Afflicted with chronic pneumonia as a child, Kate DiCamillo found solace in books and dreamed of becoming a writer. Her first book, Because of Winn-Dixie, the story of a lonely girl and her dog, resonated with audiences and earned DiCamillo a Newbery Honor. A later book, The Tale of Despereaux, won her the Newbery Medal. DiCamillo has written many more stories, some of which have been adapted to film, and has won many more major awards for her work....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"The act of imagining lies at the very heart of children's engagements with literature and with the plots and characters they encounter in their favorite stories. The Courage to Imagine is a landmark new study of that fundamental act of imagining. Roni Natov focuses on the ways in which children's imaginative engagement with the child hero figure can open them up to other people's experiences, developing empathy across lines of race, gender and sexuality,...
Author
Publisher
Noguer
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
Español
Description
Las aventuras de Desperaux Tilling, un ratoncito de talentos ins©đlitos; de la princesa que adora; de la sirvienta que anhela ser princesa; y de una rata taimada determinada a arruinarlos todos.
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.