The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu: The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot

ISBN	9780761453765

Specifications

5 1/2" X 8 1/4"; 256 pages; Black-and-white chapter decorations

Author(s)

Judy Cox

Illustrator(s)

Omar Rayyan

Interest/Age Group

Grades 4+

Ages	Ages 10 and up

List Price

US$ 16.99

About the Book

"Frederick spun in a whirlpool. Bubbles frothed around his head. He heard a sucking noise, and then he was rushed down the sewer, farther and farther from Wilberforce Harrison Elementary School. Farther from Miss Dove and her fifth-grade class. Farther from Ishbu."

Frederick is the brave one. Ishbu is the hungry one. The rat brothers live in a cage in Miss Dove’s classroom, where they can learn—and eat—to their hearts’ content. Then the fateful day arrives when class bully Millicent Mallory teaches them the meaning of the word . . . extermination! No sooner have the two rats fled the school than they embark on the wildest adventure of their lives. They follow the trail of the Burmese Bandicoot, a beautiful and mysterious statue, from the underworld lair of the Big Cheese to a tropical island that may not be the paradise it seems. The brothers’ trip around the globe by paw, air, and sea reveals a whole new world—and reminds them what they value most.

JUDY COX lives with her husband and son in Ontario, Oregon. Her first novel, The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot, brings the wit and wisdom of her popular chapter books and picture books to middle-grade readers and draws on her own experiences as a teacher. Her picture book Don’t Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! was named one of the top ten children’s books of the year by Time magazine in 2005. Visit Judy Cox on the Web at: www.judycox.net

Click here to download a curriculum guide to the first two books in The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu Series!

Also Available:

The Tails of Frederick and Ishbu: The Case of the Purloined Professor (Book Two)