MI29 - Mouseweb International to the Rescue! - Softcover

Tozer, S. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849054967 ISBN 13: 9781849054966

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2014

Synopsis

Did you know that we humans are monitored by Mouseweb International, a worldwide network of mice working undercover to lend a paw whenever we need it most? This is the story of Lily Jane Watson, a 13-year-old in desperate need of some help from the spies at Mouseweb International Department 29 (MI29). Operating out of the lost property cupboard at Abbotsford airport, Agent Windsor Smith and his family devise a clever plot to come to her rescue. But with Mr Clamp, the airport manager, laying traps and a crafty gang of rats attempting to scupper their plans, will MI29 succeed? Can technology, cunning, and courage change the world or will the nasty rats take control? This action-packed story is perfect for children aged 6-9, including those affected by illness or disability, and encourages community spirit and tolerance of diversity and difference.

About this title

About the Author

Rosy Salaman is an artist and illustrator who studied History of Art at Bristol University and Illustration at the Chelsea College of Art and Design. She lives in London, UK.

Reviews

Gr 2–4—Four mice are having a ball sliding on their soapy feet in the sinks of a public bathroom at London International Airport. Their fun comes to an abrupt end when the youngest, Florence, dressed in her pink fairy outfit, gets trapped on a sticky rodent pad and carried off to the exterminator. Her rescue by their father, Windsor, reveals that he is not the simple cheese tester they had always thought him to be. In fact, he is a spy with Mouseweb International, an organization designed to support people who need help. With some mouse-sized high-tech gadgets, Windsor and his children help a girl get the medical assistance she needs. The exposition gets a little heavy handed, and the plot development is foreshortened toward the end, but on the whole, the story hangs together with good dialogue and several exciting adventures with classic rat villains. Scattered throughout the book are simple but appealing illustrations of each character and the evil rats. This offering is not quite as clever the "Geronimo Stilton" series (Scholastic), but its fans will most likely enjoy another mouse story.—Gretchen Crowley, Alexandria City Public Libraries, VA

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849054967
• ISBN 13: 9781849054966
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80