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The Case of the Purloined Professor (The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Judy Cox (Author), Omar Rayyan (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu (1 books)

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Frederick and Ishbu live in Miss Dove’s classroom, where they learn—and eat—to their hearts’ content. But one fateful evening Natasha arrives with disturbing news: her father, a famous professor and scientist, has gone missing! For the second time in their lives, the rats embark on a worldwide journey. They travel the globe to save their friend and meet such colorful characters as a secret clan of badgers, two vicious rat terriers, and a stuffy English show mouse. It’s another whirlwind adventure they’ll never forget!

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7 - 10 years, from customers
Part of series

The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu
Print length

259 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 6
Lexile measure

710L
Publisher

Two Lions
Publication date

May 11, 2012
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Author Judy Cox teaches kindergarten in a small town in Oregon. Like Mrs. Millie, she likes to tease her kindergators. She has written a number of picture books, including Mrs. Millie Goes to Philly!, Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie!, and The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot. She lives in Ontario, Oregon.

Illustrator Omar Rayyan lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0082GC282
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Two Lions; 1st edition (May 11, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 11, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 562 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages

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I was born in San Francisco. I'm the oldest of five children and enjoyed telling stories from an early age. I am a retired reading specialist. I was inspired to write children's books by my love of literature, by raising my son, and by teaching my students.

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C. J. Fuller

Reads like a roller coaster, Baby!

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2012

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My son loved this book so much he read it in two days. (This is book two in a series, and the first is "The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot.") He would take a break from reading, run in to me to tell me the breathless update, then run back to read more. After he finished it, he picked it up about a week later and read it again. And the kicker is that he wasn't really a reader of anything but comic books before this. He loved the cover art by Omar Rayyan, and that's what got his attention, but the story was all he could think/talk about. I noticed that his vocabulary expanded quite a bit afterwards, and he was using the new words correctly. A big shout out to author Judy Cox for turning my son on to reading!

One more thing: I'm very careful about what I let my kids read. This book is exciting, but doesn't take cheap short-cuts to get there. Cox emphasizes character development and respectful treatment of others. This teacher can really write!

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Navimom

Purloined Professor

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2014

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Fantastic! I'm a reading specialist, and as such am rather critical of the books out these days. My daughter is entering 2nd grade this August and because she is burdened with me as her mother, is reading at around a 5th grade level. This book is wonderful. We get the chance to read together and I especially love the vocabulary enrichment in the story. My daughter laughs out loud at the antics of Ishbu and Frederick, and can't wait to continue the story each day. As a teacher I highly recommend this book.

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J. Drury

Entertaining, fun, and a bit of education to boot

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015

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While I normally avoid contemporary children's books in favor of the classics, this was a quick and entertaining read for my 9 year old bookworm. What is it about rodent main characters that is so delightful? I loved our segue into poetry when she came and asked about a line from a Robert Burns' poem (we listened to a recording of Prince Charles reading the poem), and she also came across French, geography, and a touch of science.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014

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My 3rd grade son's first sentence after the book: "Mom, get me the next book please. " He is a big fan of The Warriors series, but I have been trying to encourage him to read somethings less violent but still just as action packed to hold his attention. This story fit the bill PERFECTLY. I loved this story too. We both would like to see the third book, or at least get the first book on Kindle.

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Violet_Glitter

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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Good book for bedtime.

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💜I Love Jellybeans

What a pleasant surprise - Tails of Frederick and Ishbu

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013

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This is our first read from Judy Cox and what a great read it was!
My 10 year old who is addicted to fairy stories right now LOVED this
*once she got past the cover lol
she even said afterwards
it is true one can not judge a book by the cover

They are so full of fun and mischief but not the intentional troublemaking kind
instead the sweet a little bit on the innocent side

I grew up loving the disney movie the Rescuers
this book kind of took me back to that time

it was a nice pace and you wanted to keep going to see how things would turn out
so fun and a different kind of story for my kids that they will certainly remember fondly for years to come

now need to go buy book one in this series
my dd is so hoping that there will be more books in this series
i never told her this was actually book 2 because she thinks you have to read first one in a series to get into them
do not think is the case in this series feels like it is a great stand alone
but i am not sure since i have not yet read the previous one

we just LOVE this book and have even read it twice now

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Islanders

Fast moving tale

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013

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My 2nd grader loved this book. The adventures of Frederick and Ishbu kept him interested in what would happen next. Now that we've finished it, he asked me to download it to his device so he can read it again himself.

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Didaskalex

I got gradually caught up in the adventure, of the tiny pair !

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013

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"The day shall not be up so soon as I, To try the fair adventure of tomorrow. "--William Shakespeare

The idea of a books about rats didn't initially sound exciting, I guessed. But it turned out in an adventurous rodents story, that came to be about how two rats, named Frederick and Isbu, feel comfortably at home in fifth grade classroom pet cage. How do they get out for adventure in Mrs. Dove's domain, one may wonder. It was rather a nice read of Tasty Tales!

I felt I got gradually caught up in the adventure, of the tiny pair of mammals, hopeful, more so will the curious side of my young grandsons. Frederick and Ishbu find themselves drawn into a mystery world travel, and conquest with funny near death struggles with the big cheese, that renders geography, and history tours entertaining, with fast moving characters.

"If only the rats hadn't been locked up all night underground, away from the doors and windows--if only they had seen the ring around the moon, Frederick...remembered Miss Dove saying," Halo around the sun or moon, rain or snow is coming soon." If only they could have seen the village of Zermatt, they might have noticed the smoke..." Lessons from History.

The Tails of Frederick and Ishabu, began with The mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot, which I didn't read. I still enjoyed it, in spite of the mice icons. Its type makes it read easier, though the thick hard cover look, does not discourage my second grader, who thrives on fast action. Its short chapters make it attractive for his younger brother for reading aloud sessions.

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