Le fabuleux Maurice et ses rongeurs savants

mass market paperback, 288 páginas

Idioma French

Publicado el 16 de Diciembre de 2008 por Pocket, POCKET.

ISBN:
978-2-266-18202-7
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is a children's fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, published by Doubleday in 2001. It is the 28th novel in the Discworld series and the first written for children. The story is a new take on the German fairy tale about the Pied Piper of Hamelin and a parody of the folk tale genre.Pratchett won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best children's book published in the U.K. It was his first major award.

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Mundodisco juvenil

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Algunas lecturas tienen su recuerdo ligado a momentos muy concretos que nada tienen que ver con el libro en sí. Esta novela por ejemplo la recordaré como el libro que estaba intentando leer en una etapa de estrés extremo que hizo que tardase dos semanas en leer sus últimas 90 páginas. Afortunadamente esta entrega es una rara avis dentro de la saga de Mundodisco y está más orientada a un público juvenil así que tras ese interludio pude retomar la lectura sin haber olvidado ningún detalle importante de la trama. Al ser una novela más juvenil Pratchett (#speakHisName) deja de lado su faceta más mordaz e irónica y opta por un humor más directo. Pero esto no significa que sea un libro simplón ni mucho menos. Pratchett sigue siendo Pratchett y las reflexiones sobre lo divino y lo humano siempre van a estar ahí. Al ser una entrega …

Sardines and Dangerous Beans

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Soon after "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents" was first published, I read it to my daughter. She so much enjoyed the characters that she dressed up as Sardines (one of the ensemble cast of rats) for her school's World Book Day celebration. She emailed Terry Pratchett to tell him how much she had enjoyed the book and was thrilled to get a lovely reply.

Re-reading "The Amazing Maurice", I'm surprised by just how dark a book it is, given the nine-year-old plus demographic. For example, there are no holds barred when it comes to the short and uncomfortable lives that rodents sometimes lead, and a couple of plot points rely on how cruel humans can be to their squeaky neighbours.

The book includes a thought-provoking exploration of different kinds of consciousness and self-awareness, and there is much pleasure to be gained from the large cast of characters - …

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