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Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue
- Narrator
- Katherine Press
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 23 July 2020
- Run Time
- 5 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher's bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of WWII.
Young mouse Pip Hanway is in France as she continues fighting for the French Resistance group Noah's Ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate France and secure the victory of the Allies. Determined to reach her ancestral home of the Umbrella Museum in Italy, Pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a home. But as Pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friends.
Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
Critics Review
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The best animal adventures since Margery Sharpe's The Rescuers
Amanda Craig, New Statesman
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The much-anticipated sequel to The Umbrella Mouse, is a perfect war-time adventure with a brilliant cast of animal characters.
WRD Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Anna Fargher, illustrated by Sam Usher
- Narrator
- Katherine Press
- Duration
- 5 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 July 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529047202
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher's bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of WWII.Young mouse Pip Hanway is in France as she continues fighting for the French Resistance group Noah's Ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate France and secure the victory of the Allies. Determined to reach her ancestral home of the Umbrella Museum in Italy, Pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a home. But as Pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friends. Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
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