Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2017

Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella

By Cerrie Burnell, Laura Ellen Anderson (Illustrator)

Part of the Harper series

A girl with a magic umbrella must rescue missing cats from a mysterious orchestra.

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128 pages
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In the City of Clouds, Harper's musical gift leads her on a quest when all the cats vanish, including her own Midnight. With a magic umbrella and friends, she discovers the Midnight Orchestra. Can they outsmart its wild conductor and save the cats?

From the publisher

Once there was a girl named Harper who had a rare musical gift. She heard songs on the wind, rhythms on the rain, and hope in the beat of a butterfly’s wing. Harper lives in the City of Clouds, an enchanting place where it rains every day and an umbrella is always a good idea. With her Aunt Sassy, her beloved cat, Midnight, and all of her neighbors in the Tall Apartment Block, every day is full of possibility. But when every cat in the city goes missing–including Midnight–Harper is determined to find all of the precious pets. And she’ll need a magic, flying umbrella to help in her search. Recruiting friends from her building to help, the magic umbrella whisks them into the sky on the trail of the cats and adventure. They stumble on the Midnight Orchestra–tabbies on triangle, Siamese singing, Persians on piccolo–all under the direction of its fearsome, wild conductor. But can the group use their talents, quick thinking, musical skill, and a little magic to stage a rescue like no other? Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella is a spellbinding tale of friendship, music, and magic featuring a diverse cast, brought to life through stunning illustrations. A perfect book to be shared and treasured.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
128
Reading age
7–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
770L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about catsBooks about magicBooks about musicBooks about pets
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
March 21, 2017
Publisher
Sky Pony
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781510715660

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