The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Written by Beverly Cleary & illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers
Book #1 in the Ralph Mouse Series
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7 - 11
Reading age
176
Page count
134
Words per page
860L
Lexile measure
Sep 1, 1965
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“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!

What Questions Should I Ask My Child

  • 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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The Creatives Behind the Book

    Author
    Beverly Cleary

    Beverly Cleary is one of America’s most beloved authors. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children’s books when she grew up.Instead she became a librarian. When a young boy asked her, “Where are the books about kids like us?” she remembered her teacher’s encouragement and was inspired to write the books she’d longed to read but couldn’t find when she was younger. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!Mrs. Cleary’s books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children’s literature. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780380709243
Publication Date
September 1, 1965
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Original Publication Date
January 1, 1965
Page Count
176
Words Per Page
134
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Reading Age
7 - 11 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2006926609
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
49796479
Lexile® Level
860L
Scholastic Level
O
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~T
ATOS® Book Level
5.1
Accelerated Reader® Points
3
Accelerated Reader Quiz
182
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
MG

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