By: Avi Publisher: HarperTrophy Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: HarperTrophy Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: January 01, 1999 Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: April 12, 2005
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owls name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path. . .until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight. . .
Classroom Favorite I have read the entire Poppy series to my class for the past three years. It never fails that every year my class falls in love with every character Avi introduces. From fearless mouse Poppy, her gruff porcupine friend Ereth, to her brave former love, Ragweed, who she names one of her own after. Avi creates a special world, where one story builds on the next, to create a world of conflict, tenderness and hope. I will continue to read these books to my classes as they enrich their literary experience with delightfully heroic characters and action-packed plots.
I never thought I'd enjoy an animal story this much! I've always believed that bravery is not the absence of fear. Instead, it is doing something despite fear. In the book Poppy by the prolific children's author Avi, Poppy the mouse proves my point. Despite her fear of the owl and of disobeying her parents, this mouse does great things.
Poppy needs to find her family a new place to live. Just by being out in the open, she is vulnerable to so many dangers the greatest of them being Mr. Ocax, the owl. Poppy is quite nervous but, with the help of the 'friendly' porcupine Ereth, she continues bravely on her quest.
Having never been a big fan of animal stories, I was surprised at how much I liked this book. In this neat and compact allegory, the author expertly crafts his description of the bully and the bullied. From the opening paragraph, not a word is wasted as he pulls you into the world of this cute lovable deer mouse and keeps you riveted through to the last touching scene.
Another engaging aspect of the book are the many integral lessons about animals and nature. As I read the last page, I felt that I had been given a treasure of little secrets about the natural world.
If you are looking for a book where humans interact with animals, this isn't the one. Also, I wouldn't recommend this book for younger children, there are death scenes. But if you are looking for an animal story (targeted to the 9-12 age group) that's a quick read with a wonderfully engaging story line, this book is for you.
Poppy We are boys in the 5th grade and just read a good book.About a mouse and her boyfreind
The book was good and exiting and we think that all ages could rea this book
the adventure of Poppy Poppy's family
The name of the book I read is Poppy by AVI. This book mostly takes place in Dimwood Forest Gray House which is where Poppy lives and New House where Poppy's family wants to move.
Mouse eater This book is about a huge family that is trying to get past a dreadful owl named Mr.Ocax. Mr.Ocax thinks he is a ruler but really he is just a liar. On Poppy's way through Dimwood Forest Mr.Ocax is trying to stop her but she meets a porcupine Named Ereth which Ereth helps Poppy by protecting her from Mr.Ocax. After awile Poppy finds out a secret about Mr.Ocax and that secret you can find out that secret by reading Poppy.
Wow! I would give this book 4 stars because this book is really interesting and makes you want to keep reading since there are many interesting characters in the story.
How did that not happen Something I want to tell you about this book is that when Poppy go's to New House she goes up to a cat named George and the cat doesn't even attack Poppy and they
A tiny deer mouse I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to know about a tiny deer mouse that is on its destiny to save its family. start talking, but when Poppy went up to the cat I thought the cat would eat Poppy.
A Review by Third Graders From Spiritridge Elementary Do you want to read an adventurous, dangerous story that will keep you on your toes? Well, Poppy, by Avi is the the book for you! This story is about a family of mice that live near a forest. The main character is an adventurous mouse named Poppy. She has a BIG job to do! You see, her family is running out of food and Poppy must ask Mr. Ocax (the vicious, ruling owl of the forest) for permission to move. This turns into a harder job than she ever thought it would be. She has many dangerous adventures along the way.
All of us here liked this story because it has lots of adventure! There are some talking animals, dangerous predators, and even some fighting scenes!
This story would be perfect for people that have read other books in this series by Avi. This is only one of many awesome books! We hope you get the chance to check them out!
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