The Mouse and the Motorcycle
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 1965 · Est. 3.5 hour read

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

By Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Ralph Mouse series

A mouse befriends a young boy staying in a hotel and learns to ride his toy motorcycle, leading to a series of adventures and misadventures.

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176 pages· 23,602 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Ralph, a curious mouse, discovers a toy motorcycle at the Mountain View Inn. His first ride ends in disaster, but young guest Keith rescues him, sparking an unlikely friendship. As Ralph learns to ride, he faces challenges like dodging a terrier and keeping his new wheels safe from nosy cousins. With Keith's help, Ralph embarks on thrilling adventures, proving that once a mouse can ride a motorcycle, anything is possible. Will Ralph's daring spirit lead to more excitement or trouble? Discover the adventures that await in this timeless tale of friendship and courage.

From the publisher

“Boy!” said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. “Boy, oh boy!” Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right. Ralph the mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall - right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures. Once a mouse can ride a motorcyle … almost anything can happen!

At a glance
Format
Pages
176
Words
23,602
Reading age
7–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
860L
Themes & topics
Books about motorcyclesBooks about new experiencesBooks about human-animal relationshipsBooks about miceBooks about animals
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Ralph makes a few risky moves that he should have been more careful about. Although things work out okay for Ralph, what does his experience teach about listening to parents and learning from their experiences?

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~T
Scholastic level
O
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
182
Publication
Published
September 1, 1965
First published
January 1, 1965
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780380709243

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