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The Great Googlestein museum mystery [book] / Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by R.W. Alley.
Three adventurous mice escape from their home at Macy's department store and spend an exciting week in the Guggenheim Museum, creating a sensation in the art world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780803727656
- ISBN: 0803727658
- Physical Description: 197 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, c2003.
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| Subject: | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum > Fiction. Art > Fiction. Mice > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Library | J F Van (Text) | 35864001050440 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 February 2003
Gr. 3-6. Marvin, Raymond, and Fats, the mice from Macy's toy department who made their debut in The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper (1975), are back again for a fifth adventure. This time they hitch a ride in a shopping bag and end up spending a week at New York City's Guggenheim Museum. Adventurous Marvin, who is enamored with the roller blades he sees in nearby Central Park, wants desperately to skate all the way down the spiral ramp of the museum. Inventive Raymond is happy to design blades and a helmet for Marvin, as well as to calculate his velocity and safety needs. But the story's true hero is the voracious Fats, who blossoms once his artistic talents are discovered and acknowledged. As always, Van Leeuwen's characters are appealing, both for their mouselike behaviors and their childlike personalities. Alley's black-and-white sketches add to the fun and help to clarify some of the story's details, particularly what common objects look like from a mouse's perspective. Strong local color is an added bonus. This will be a popular pick for reading aloud or alone; pair it with E. L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) for another New York City museum adventure. ((Reviewed February 1, 2003)) Copyright 2003 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2003 Fall
Marvin the mouse and his gang, Fats and Raymond, move into the Guggenheim Museum, where Marvin perfects his in-line skating and Fats produces art. The far-fetched fantasy contains humorous details: Marvin wears in-line skates made from Barbie doll shoes and Fats creates his collages with squashed jelly beans, among other items. The lively story is accompanied by line drawings, which show the long curved ramps of the famous museum. Copyright 2003 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2003 March #2
A trio of mice living in a dollhouse in a New York City department store decides to hitch a ride in a shopping bag in search of an adventure. Taking a taxi ride nestled deep in tissue paper and stuffed animals, Marvin, Raymond, and Fats are deposited right across the street from Central Park, where they enjoy the day watching the people whizzing by on bicycles and, Marvin's favorite, Rollerblades. Intending to return home, they bustle back across the busy street, disguised as bits of trash. There, Raymond sees something that stops their progress: the Guggenheim Museum. Once inside, their real adventure begins. Raymond is finally in his element, able to enjoy all of the artwork he has only read about. The spiraling ramp inspires Marvin to take up Rollerblading, which Raymond's ingenuity makes possible. The real surprise, however, is Fats's newfound talent as an artist. Combining found-object collages and condiment paint, his work is soon the toast of the New York art scene, garnering him a one-mouse show at the Googlestein (Guggenheim). Unfortunately, his status as a mouse makes it impossible for him to reveal himself-only his friends know the truth behind the mysterious artist. The mouse's-eye view of the peculiar habits of humans and famous works of art will amuse and inspire young readers. Simple line drawings of the gang's exciting adventures pepper the text. A whisker-tingling adventure. (Fiction. 7-11) Copyright Kirkus 2003 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved - Library Media Connection : Library Media Connection Reviews 2004 January
In this humorous and well-written novel, Marvin, Raymond, and Fats the mice are back and out on the town in New York City. Leaving their usual home in the toy department of Macy's, the mice take a trip out of the store through Central Park and end up at the Guggenheim Museum (mispronounced by Fats, thus the title). The story centers on Marvin, who saw rollerbladers in the park, and Fats, who has discovered that he is an artist. Marvin's goal is to use the Museum's railing as a ski jump and set the world record for jumps. Marvin collects objects to make his skates and a pillow for his landing. The mice help Fats collect food, baseball related objects, or whatever the medium is for Fats' artwork. They hang Fats' artwork in the museum, where it is loved by critics and museum patrons. The museum mystery is that no one knows the identity of the talented artist. Funny, with a great storyline and attractive B&W illustrations, this will make a welcome addition to the collection. Recommended. Allison Bernstein, Educational Materials Reviewer, Norfolk Massachusetts © 2004 Linworth Publishing, Inc. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2003 May
Gr 2-4-After a long winter stuck inside the toy department at Macy's, Marvin needs to get out, so he enlists his friends Fats and Raymond to go exploring. The three mice catch a ride in a shopping bag full of stuffed rabbits and, to their delight, end up in Central Park. Marvin is captivated by Rollerbladers, but Raymond is far more interested in going to the Guggenheim, or as Marvin thinks of it, the Googlestein. Locked in the museum after closing, the trio make themselves at home in the kitchen of the Museum Café. Marvin's desire to skate down the museum's ramp and Fats's newfound artistic endeavors keep them busy and keep readers entertained. Marvin, Fats, and Raymond are engaging characters and their adventures will appeal to young readers. The fast-paced plot is enjoyable, even though this novel is not a mystery in the classic sense. While the identity of the "mystery artist" is unknown to visitors at the Guggenheim, readers know exactly who created the collages. The small, amusing black-and-white drawings scattered throughout further enhance the reading experience.-Shara Alpern, The Free Library of Philadelphia Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
