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| Mercy Watson to the Rescue Contributor(s): DiCamillo, Kate, Van Dusen, Chris (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763622702 ISBN-13: 9780763622701 Publisher: Candlewick Pr Retail: $12.99 OUR PRICE: $9.03 You Save Over 30% Buy 100 or more: OUR PRICE: $8.70 Save More! Buy 200 or more: OUR PRICE: $8.31 Save Even More!! Binding Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo ("Because of Winn-Dixie") introduces an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers in this first of six pig tales in an exciting new series, brightly illustrated with nostalgic comic flair by Chris Van Dusen. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| LC Subject: - Pigs; Fiction. - Neighbors; Fiction. - Fire departments; Fiction. |
| Dewey: [Fic] |
| LCCN: 2004051896 |
| Lexile Level: 450 |
| Academic/Grade Level: Grade 2-3, Age 7-8 |
| Series: Mercy Watson |
| Book type: Easy Fiction |
| Physical Information: 8.50" H x 7.25" W x 0.50" (0.75 lbs) 80 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 88160 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q37282 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Grades K-2 Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the one and only Kate DiCamillo comes an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers, brightly captured with comic nostalgic flair by Chris Van Dusen. To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig -- she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons' bed. BOOM CRACK As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash -- " to alert the fire department, " her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind -- like a sudden craving for their neighbors' sugar cookies? Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson -- an ebullient new character for early chapter-book readers in a series that's destined to be a classic. |
Contributor Bio(s): te DiCamillo is the author of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, which received the Newbery Medal; BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, which received a Newbery Honor; and THE TIGER RISING, which was named a National Book Award Finalist. She says, "Mercy Watson had been in my head for a long time, but I couldn't figure out how to tell her story. One day, my friend Alison was going on and on and on about the many virtues of toast. As I listened to her, I could see Mercy nodding in emphatic agreement. Sometimes you don't truly understand a character until you know what she loves above all else." Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of DOWN TO THE SEA WITH MR. MAGEE, A CAMPING SPREE WITH MR. MAGEE, and IF I BUILT A CAR. He says, "When I first read Mercy Watson to the Rescue, the characters were very vivid in my mind, and they just came to life when I started painting. This is exactly the type of story I love to illustrate — a wonderfully silly adventure with lots of action." This is his first book with Candlewick Press. |
Reviewed by Horn Book Guide Reviews (Horn Book Guide Reviews 2006 Spring) When Mercy, a "porcine wonder" much-loved by her owners, is too afraid to sleep alone, she gets into bed with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, setting off a chain of events that result in the fire department's coming to the rescue. The gouache paintings have an old-fashioned feel; the silly story and exaggerated pictures will put smiles on lots of faces. Copyright 2006 Horn Book Guide Reviews. |
Reviewed by Publishers Weekly Reviews (PW Reviews 2005 June #3) Newbery Medalist DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux) once again displays her versatility with this jaunty debut to an early chapter-book series. The tale stars Mercy, a pig with personality a-plenty-and a penchant for "hot toast with a great deal of butter on it." When Mr. and Mrs. Watson tuck Mercy into bed at night and switch off the light, their pet no longer feels "warm and buttery-toasty inside" and decides "she would be much happier if she wasn't sleeping alone." So she climbs into the Watsons' bed and dreams of hot buttered toast, until the overloaded bed begins to fall through the floor. Mercy's obsession prompts her to hop off the bed-her devoted owners convinced that she's gone to summon the fire department. Alas, the peckish porcine's single-minded pursuit leads her to the kind next-door neighbor and ultimately does prompt a call to the fire department-but not before a series of comical twists (involving the kind neighbor's sister, Eugenia, who is of the opinion that "pigs should not live in houses"). Van Dusen's (If I Built a Car, reviewed above) boldly hued, tactically hyperbolic gouache paintings tap into the narrative's wry humor and joie de vivre-a memorable sequence depicts Eugenia in curlers and bathrobe chasing Mercy through the yards and winding up in an exhausted heap atop the porker heroine. Everyone ends up around the Watsons' table where the besotted couple piles up the undeserved toast for their "porcine wonder"-a fitting cap to this animated pig tale. Ages 6-8. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. |
Reviewed by School Library Journal Reviews (SLJ Reviews 2005 October) K-Gr 2 -Mercy Watson, a disarmingly charming pig adopted by a loving human family, makes her debut in this new series of chapter books for beginning readers. After the Watsons tuck Mercy into bed with a sweet song and a kiss, she feels "warm inside, as if she has just eaten hot toast with a great deal of butter on it." However, afraid of the dark, she snuggles into bed with the couple. Moments later, all three are rudely awakened from their lovely dreams with a "BOOM!" as their bed falls into a hole that has opened in the floor beneath them. In hot pursuit of buttered toast, "the porcine wonder" inadvertently gets help and saves the day. Along the way, she causes great, humorous distress to the next-door Lincoln sisters. Van Dusen's bright gouache illustrations have a jovial exaggerated style and capture the sometimes frantic action and silliness of Mercy's "heroic" escapade.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI [Page 112]. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. |
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