The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0439692687
- ISBN 13
- 9780439692687
- Seller
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
First Scholastic paperback printing with complete print line. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Deckle edge. Minor surface, edge and corner wear from shelving and storage.
Synopsis
The Tale of Despereaux, also known as The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is a 2003 Newbery Medal winning children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. It tells the story of a mouse, named Despereaux, on a quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. The book was adapted into an animated film in 2008. The novel is divided into four books and a coda. Each book tells the story from the perspective of a different character.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BooksGalore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0326-CHBK-BB-BX306-26.28
- Title
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Author
- Kate DiCamillo
- Illustrator
- Timothy Basil Ering
- Format/Binding
- Glued binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0439692687
- ISBN 13
- 9780439692687
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 272
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...