The Great American Mousical
(2006, Fiction - Animals, Written by Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Andrews Edwards, Illustrated by Tony Walton)
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Common Sense says
Cute adventure for animal and theater lovers.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Great American Mousical was written by Terreece Clarke
Parents need to know that this book contains some adult mice drinking alcohol and a mouse is caught in a humane trap. Theater vocabulary makes this a good book to introduce live theater productions to kids.
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Book Summary
Far beneath the bright lights of Broadway is an architect's model of the Sovereign Theater and the mice of the theater put on fantastic productions including West Side Tails and Mice and Dolls. Right before their big show Broadway Airs opens, the crew finds out that the human Sovereign is going to be demolished, and, worse yet, that their star has disappeared! Will the show go on?
Is It Any Good?
There is something really cute about mice dressed up and acting like humans and this book by Andrews and her daughter Emma is no exception. From the "moused-up" song titles: "Muenster Makes the World Go Round," "Squeakin' in the Rain," and "If I Was a Rich Mouse," to the detailed descriptions of whisker twitches and scurrying, the book is charming and informative for little readers who don't know much about the life of theater people -- or mice.
In the paperback there are some fun extras including a theater vocabulary list, a newspaper review of the final show, a Playbill from Broadway Airs, and advice for "theater mice."
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: HarperTrophy, Publication date: 4/25/2006
Number of pages: 160, Price: $5.99 (paperback)
Read Aloud: 8-12, Read Alone: 8-12
Number of pages: 160, Price: $5.99 (paperback)
Read Aloud: 8-12, Read Alone: 8-12
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