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.

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

ISBN: 0763680893

Category: Juvenile Fiction

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"Forgiveness, light, love, and soup. These essential ingredients combine into a tale that is as soul-stirring as it is delicious." — BOOKLIST (starred review) 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 castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. From the master storyteller who brought us BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE comes another classic, a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, with twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering. This paperback edition pays tribute to the book's classicdesign, featuring a rough front and elegant gold stamping.

A heartwarming young adventure story, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal.

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Publisher:

ISBN: 1844289931

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A heartwarming young adventure story, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal.

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Kate DiCamillo. THE TALE OF Despereaux being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering i ...

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN: 9780763649432

Category: Juvenile Fiction

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A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale. 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 castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.

Because of Winn-Dixie was a Newbery Honor book in 2001 . DiCamillo's third novel The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread won the Newbery Medal in 2004 . DiCamillo received a second ...

Author: Tracy Pearce

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

ISBN: 9781425889555

Category: Education

Page: 72

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Because of Winn-Dixie: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities to support this award-winning children's favorite. This guide is the perfect tool to aid young readers in analyzing and comprehending this inspiring story. Students will learn how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of this Newbery Honor book.

An excellent example is seen in Ryan and Hermann-Wilmarth's (2013) queer analysis of Kate DiCamillo's (2003) The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, which is the tale of a mouse ...

Author: Evan Ortlieb

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

ISBN: 9781787140486

Category: Education

Page: 296

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This edited volume highlights recent research related to how issues of diversity are addressed within literacy instruction for K-12 learners.

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Candlewick Press, 2003. 267p. IL 3–6, Lexile: 670 The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents; the princess ...

Author: Nancy J. Keane

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781610690843

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 246

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Created in consultation with teachers and public librarians, this fantastic collection of 101 ready-to-use book lists provides invaluable help for any educator who plans activities for children that involve using literature.

Why shouldn't he be with a little girl who adores him and gives him a custom~ made wardrobe? ... Giving, Humility, Love DiCamillo, Kate, The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread ...

Author: Rachel E. Schwedt

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

ISBN: 9780810866492

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 218

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With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults presents the best in contemporary and classic literature for children and young adults. Every book listed in this reference has a concisely worded annotation, which is followed by headings designating awards the book has won, related subjects, and character themes. With more than 350 titles reviewed, this resource will prove invaluable for teachers, librarians, parents, collectors of children's books, and college students with an interest in juvenile literature, education, or child growth and development.

... the king, finds irresistible. DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Illus. by Timothy Basil Ering. Candlewick, 2003. Gr. 4-8 (fiction) Despereaux, ...

Author: Judy Freeman

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780313095689

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 277

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Offers activities, strategies, and creative ideas for using nonsense rhymes, songs, chants, and folk literature to promote thinking, reading, and listening skills in young learners.

By G. E. Shuman “The Tale of Despereaux; being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread.” This is how Wikipedia introduces its own description of the children's' classic novel by Kate DiCamillo.

Author: G. E. Shuman

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

ISBN: 9781477147764

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 742

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For more than eighteen years now my humble column has appeared, on a bi-weekly basis, in The WORLD, Central Vermont s favorite newspaper. (Note: If you looked for the column every other week, but started on the wrong week, you missed it completely.) This book is a collection of many of those writings, so you have another chance. The earliest ones are not here, as pasting stories from slate tablets onto word documents is a difficult thing to do. -If you find any bits of wisdom between these covers, it s not my fault.-

IL YA, Lexile: 880 This classic novel chronicles the adventures of a group of rabbits searching for a safe place to establish a new ... The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread.

Author: Nancy J. Keane

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781610691345

Category: Education

Page: 263

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Building on the author's work in The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists, this book provides 101 new and revised reading lists created in consultation with teachers and public librarians—an invaluable resource for any educator who plans activities for children that involve using literature.